Memphis vs Turkey

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

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

Memphis has the higher population (2,231 vs 231 in Turkey). Turkey has the higher median household income ($49,464 vs $46,567 in Memphis). Turkey has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $74,700 in Memphis).

Population, income & housing

	Memphis	Turkey
Population	2,231	231
Median age	42.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,567	$49,464
Median home value	$74,700	$81,700
Median gross rent	$608	$575
Housing units	1,138	261
Homeownership rate	74.6%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Memphis	Turkey
Population	2,215 → 2,231 (+0.7%)	316 → 231 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$33,079 → $46,567 (+40.8%)	$41,458 → $49,464 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $74,700 (+44.5%)	$50,300 → $81,700 (+62.4%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $608 (+17.6%)	$538 → $575 (+6.9%)

Memphis

Population

2,2152,231

Median household income

$33,079$46,567

Median home value

$51,700$74,700

Median gross rent

$517$608

Turkey

Population

316231

Median household income

$41,458$49,464

Median home value

$50,300$81,700

Median gross rent

$538$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Memphis	Turkey
Under 5	5.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	19.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	12.6%
75 and over	9.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Memphis	Turkey
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	61.9%
Black or African American	6.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	36.4%	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Memphis	Turkey
No high school diploma	17.6%	19.9%
High school graduate	33.7%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Memphis	Turkey
Drove alone	76.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	19.9%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Memphis	Turkey
1-unit, detached	88.8%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Memphis	Turkey
Poverty rate	18.7%	7.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	13
Median year structure built	1955	1960