Memphis vs West Samoset

A side-by-side comparison of Memphis and West Samoset: population, income, housing, and more.

Memphis and West Samoset are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Memphis has the higher population (10,626 vs 7,273 in West Samoset). Memphis has the higher median household income ($71,967 vs $55,938 in West Samoset). Memphis has the higher median home value ($292,200 vs $213,900 in West Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Memphis	West Samoset
Population	10,626	7,273
Median age	35.8 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,967	$55,938
Median home value	$292,200	$213,900
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,371
Housing units	4,028	2,603
Homeownership rate	72.2%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Memphis	West Samoset
Population	9,647 → 10,626 (+10.1%)	6,921 → 7,273 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$48,393 → $71,967 (+48.7%)	$32,301 → $55,938 (+73.2%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $292,200 (+86.1%)	$88,800 → $213,900 (+140.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,155 (+11.9%)	$947 → $1,371 (+44.8%)

Memphis

Population

9,64710,626

Median household income

$48,393$71,967

Median home value

$157,000$292,200

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,155

West Samoset

Population

6,9217,273

Median household income

$32,301$55,938

Median home value

$88,800$213,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,371

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Memphis	West Samoset
Under 5	4.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	24.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	19.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	4.1%
75 and over	6.5%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Memphis	West Samoset
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	25.4%
Black or African American	29.0%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.4%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Memphis	West Samoset
No high school diploma	11.9%	36.7%
High school graduate	42.5%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Memphis	West Samoset
Drove alone	81.0%	67.1%
Carpooled	12.3%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Memphis	West Samoset
1-unit, detached	76.3%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Memphis	West Samoset
Poverty rate	23.0%	22.7%
Average household size	3.17	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1988	1974