Housing market/Tennessee/ZIP 38111
ZIP 38111 Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · Tennessee. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 38111 · TN
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 38111 — Memphis, TN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 38111
- 1-unit detached13,01264.8%
- 1-unit attached9854.9%
- 2–4 units1,3106.5%
- 5–49 units2,10810.5%
- 50+ units2,33911.6%
- Mobile3301.6%
2–4 unit share 6.5% · 5–49 unit share 10.5% · combined 2–49 17.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,077 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $779.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 47.2%; ≥50% 25.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,240 (1.151× ACS median gross rent).
Population
43,308 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -0.6%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 7 projects, 873 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 586 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 164 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 38111 54.3% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 11.0%; ACS median gross rent is $1,077; population changed -0.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,310 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,108 units in 5–49-unit structures; 7 LIHTC projects totaling 873 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,240 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,077. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Tennessee research
ZIP 38111 is a Census / HUD profile for Memphis, TN-MS-AR, TN. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 38111 — Memphis, TN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Tennessee ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Tennessee research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 38111?
ZIP 38111 (Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area) has 43,308 residents, 17,866 households, a renter share of 54.3%, median household income of $52,806, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,077. Vacancy is 11.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 38111?
ACS counts 445 units in 2-unit buildings, 865 in 3–4 unit buildings, 713 in 5–9, 654 in 10–19, and 741 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,418 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 38111?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,240. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 38111 — Memphis, TN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Tennessee ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 38111 is Census / HUD research for Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Tennessee property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.