Memphis, TN: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Memphis, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
Memphis at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (8.4% against 13.6%), then median household income ($51,736 against $80,734).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate609,647Down 3.0% from the April 2020 base of 628,510
- Median household income$51,736Well below both Tennessee ($69,595) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age34.2Below both Tennessee (38.9) and the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older14.4%Below both Tennessee (17.1%) and the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)28.0%Below Tennessee (31.1%), well below the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)8.4%Well above Tennessee (5.2%), well below the US (13.6%)
The share who speak Spanish at home is where Memphis and Collierville (16 miles apart) differ most: 8.4% against 2.1%, then the median household income ($51,736 against $138,598).
Local healthcare landscape in Memphis
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare describes itself as an integrated healthcare delivery system based in Memphis, Tennessee, and as a comprehensive health system that includes six hospitals. The University of Tennessee launched its Memphis campus in 1911, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center lists six colleges: Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. It names Baptist Memorial Health Care, Saint Francis Hospital, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis VA Medical Center, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as Memphis teaching hospitals, and Regional One Health lists a Main Campus, an Elvis Presley Trauma Center and a Firefighters Burn Center among its locations. The Memphis 3.0 plan site, which names the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development, maps 14 districts, including Frayser, Raleigh, Cordova, Lamar, Oakhaven/Parkway Village and University District.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Frayser
- Raleigh
- Cordova
- Lamar
- Oakhaven/Parkway Village
- University District
Sources for this section
Who practices in Memphis
NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Memphis, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Memphis is furthest above the US among optometrists (2.0 times the US rate) and lowest among chiropractors (0.5 times).
| Specialty | In Memphis | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 466 | 1 per 1,308 | 1 per 1,340 | Close |
| Chiropractors | 83 | 1 per 7,345 | 1 per 3,311 | Well below |
| Dermatologists | 37 | 1 per 16,477 | 1 per 17,857 | Above |
| Physical therapists | 371 | 1 per 1,643 | 1 per 1,181 | Well below |
| Optometrists | 234 | 1 per 2,605 | 1 per 5,291 | Well above |
| Podiatrists | 24 | 1 per 25,402 | 1 per 14,706 | Well below |
| Plastic surgeons | 20 | 1 per 30,482 | 1 per 58,824 | Well above |
Private-sector health care employers in Shelby County, 2024
2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 23.9% of them, below the US share of 27.8%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments1,701Average employment 25,736
- Offices of physicians615
- Offices of dentists321
- Offices of other health practitioners406
What we'd prioritize for a Memphis practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
Keep the patients you already have
Memphis had 18,863 fewer residents in July 2025 than in April 2020 (−3.0%). With fewer new residents arriving, we would set up patient texting first, to keep existing patients coming back.
A crowded field for optometrists
2.0 times the US number of NPI-registered optometrists per resident (one per 2,605 residents). A optometrist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for optometrists.
Put insurance and payment options up front
Median household income $51,736 (US $80,734). Plans accepted and financing belong on every page of the website.
Room to stand out for chiropractors
Memphis has 0.5 times the US number of NPI-registered chiropractors per resident (one for every 7,345 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a chiropractor. See our marketing for chiropractors.
Talk to Us About Your Memphis Practice
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- 2020 Census block populations, April 1, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.
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