Memphis vs Utica

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

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

Utica has the higher population (5,184 vs 1,107 in Memphis). Memphis has the higher median household income ($60,884 vs $55,524 in Utica). Utica has the higher median home value ($216,800 vs $190,400 in Memphis).

Population, income & housing

	Memphis	Utica
Population	1,107	5,184
Median age	41.6 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,884	$55,524
Median home value	$190,400	$216,800
Median gross rent	$832	$984
Housing units	520	2,570
Homeownership rate	65.6%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Memphis	Utica
Population	1,236 → 1,107 (-10.4%)	5,006 → 5,184 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $60,884 (+16.9%)	$56,033 → $55,524 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$126,800 → $190,400 (+50.2%)	$156,800 → $216,800 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $832 (+15.1%)	$884 → $984 (+11.3%)

Memphis

Population

1,2361,107

Median household income

$52,083$60,884

Median home value

$126,800$190,400

Median gross rent

$723$832

Utica

Population

5,0065,184

Median household income

$56,033$55,524

Median home value

$156,800$216,800

Median gross rent

$884$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Memphis	Utica
Under 5	5.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	16.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.5%
75 and over	5.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Memphis	Utica
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Memphis	Utica
No high school diploma	11.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	33.1%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Memphis	Utica
Drove alone	82.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	5.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Memphis	Utica
1-unit, detached	63.3%	33.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	23.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	23.5%	17.2%
20 or more units	7.5%	17.7%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Memphis	Utica
Poverty rate	23.3%	6.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1958	1976