Ranked #778 of 1,017 cities across the two states · Shelby County · Memphis metro · 29 ZIP areas, 26 scored
The city score is the population-weighted average of its 26 scored ZIP areas on the model’s own weights. Its strongest ZIP area is Memphis 38125 at 50, ranked #523 of 1,274 ZIP areas — a plant goes in a ZIP area, so that is the number to plant on.
Why Memphis scores 24
-19,236 in five years, -13,102 forecast
676,157 residents today
Church of God coverage — context, not in the score
4 Church of God churches filed in its ZIP areas · nearest 0.8 mi · 1 of 26 ZIP areas with none within 6 mi (10 km). By the owner's ruling, how near a Church of God church is carries no weight in the score.
- Strongest ZIP area
- Memphis 3812550#523
- Weakest ZIP area
- Memphis 381529
- Growth ZIP areas
- 1
Where the Church of God stands here
ZIP areas with no Church of God church within reach, of the 26 scored.
- Within 3 mi (5 km)
- 15 of 26
- Within 6 mi (10 km)
- 1 of 26
- Within 12 mi (20 km)
- 0 of 26
The range across its ZIP centres — any faith, from OpenStreetMap. A sanity check on the gap, not a scoring input.
Shelby County: 68.6% of residents are adherents of some religious body · largest body Non-denominational Christian Churches · 1,449 congregations
2020 U.S. Religion Census, county-level, context only.
ZIP areas in Memphis
| ZIP area | People | Last 5 yrs | Next 5 yrs | Churches ≤12 mi | Nearest | Other congregations ≤12 mi | Priority | Rank | Pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis 38125growth corridor | 42,793 | +5,274 | +2,464 | 7 | 4.8 mi | 617 | 50 | #523 | — |
| Memphis 38116 | 41,393 | +1,635 | +3,552 | 4 | 5.2 mi | 1,403 | 44 | #598 | — |
| Memphis 38141 | 23,768 | +1,428 | +2,299 | 7 | 2.6 mi | 909 | 43 | #604 | — |
| Memphis 38135 | 30,490 | +776 | -367 | 5 | 5.6 mi | 1,134 | 40 | #673 | — |
| Memphis 38122 | 25,310 | +615 | +3,262 | 6 | 1.3 mi | 1,679 | 40 | #692 | — |
| Memphis 38108 | 18,501 | +607 | +2,309 | 6 | 1.8 mi | 1,641 | 39 | #704 | — |
| Memphis 38118 | 39,162 | +498 | -118 | 6 | 2.1 mi | 1,601 | 39 | #718 | — |
| Memphis 38117 | 26,327 | +446 | +65 | 6 | 2.0 mi | 1,701 | 38 | #724 | — |
| Memphis 38127 | 39,553 | -4,674 | -4,386 | 5 | 6.0 mi | 1,412 | 14 | #1,083 | — |
| Memphis 38109 | 43,764 | -1,158 | -3,363 | 3 | 7.1 mi | 1,281 | 14 | #1,080 | — |
| Memphis 38111 | 43,308 | -255 | +1,897 | 6 | 1.3 mi | 1,694 | 14 | #1,081 | — |
| Memphis 38115 | 36,878 | -3,959 | -1,592 | 7 | 1.5 mi | 1,460 | 14 | #1,082 | — |
| Memphis 38134 | 42,500 | -2,353 | -1,905 | 6 | 2.7 mi | 1,479 | 14 | #1,085 | — |
| Memphis 38128 | 44,027 | -1,482 | -1,587 | 5 | 3.6 mi | 1,465 | 14 | #1,084 | — |
| Memphis 38104 | 22,925 | -592 | -1,266 | 6 | 3.4 mi | 1,640 | 14 | #1,087 | — |
| Memphis 38119 | 22,332 | -615 | -1,593 | 7 | 3.4 mi | 1,372 | 14 | #1,091 | — |
| Memphis 38106 | 21,827 | -2,202 | -3,478 | 6 | 3.6 mi | 1,588 | 14 | #1,090 | — |
| Memphis 38133 | 21,153 | -1,101 | -1,073 | 6 | 4.1 mi | 983 | 14 | #1,092 | — |
| Memphis 38114 | 20,440 | -6,346 | -4,623 | 6 | 0.8 mi | 1,655 | 14 | #1,094 | — |
| Memphis 38112 | 16,798 | -284 | +800 | 6 | 3.5 mi | 1,677 | 14 | #1,098 | — |
| Memphis 38103 | 14,025 | -19 | +77 | 5 | 6.1 mi | 1,572 | 13 | #1,107 | — |
| Memphis 38107 | 14,254 | -1,866 | -1,475 | 6 | 5.3 mi | 1,629 | 13 | #1,108 | — |
| Memphis 38120 | 13,249 | -1,385 | -1,322 | 6 | 2.8 mi | 1,622 | 13 | #1,110 | — |
| Memphis 38126 | 5,723 | -684 | -909 | 6 | 4.6 mi | 1,587 | 12 | #1,133 | — |
| Memphis 38105 | 5,151 | -1,058 | -656 | 6 | 5.1 mi | 1,610 | 12 | #1,139 | — |
| Memphis 38152 | 506 | -482 | -114 | 6 | 1.7 mi | 1,706 | 9 | #1,265 | — |
Memphis 38113, Memphis 38131, Memphis 38132 carry no ACS population estimate — drawn on the map, not scored.
Who lives here
Population makeup
The five parts add to the 676,157 people who live in its ZIP areas.
- Black, not Hispanic
- 62.2%
- 420,512
- White, not Hispanic
- 24.1%
- 162,633
- Hispanic or Latino
- 9.5%
- 64,430
- Other, not Hispanic
- 2.5%
- 16,811
- Asian, not Hispanic
- 1.7%
- 11,771
Age, money, schooling, home and language
- Households with children
- 29.0%
- 77,929 of 268,998 households
- Below the poverty level
- 21.9%
- 144,501 of the 661,264 people poverty status is determined for
- Unemployed
- 8.4%
- 28,118 of a labor force of 335,480
- High school or higher
- 87.7%
- of 441,594 residents aged 25 and over
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 27.9%
- of 441,594 residents aged 25 and over
- Spanish spoken at home
- 7.8%
- 48,992 people aged 5 and over, 23,389 of them speaking English less than “very well”
- Foreign-born
- 7.3%
- 49,190 residents
- Owner-occupied homes
- 48.2%
- 129,582 owned, 139,416 rented
- Median household income by ZIP area
- from $29,316 (Memphis 38105) to $119,309 (Memphis 38120)
- Median age by ZIP area
- from 19.7 yrs (Memphis 38152) to 45.0 yrs (Memphis 38120)
- Median home value by ZIP area
- from $59,000 (Memphis 38126) to $421,500 (Memphis 38120)
Sums are exact across the city’s ZIP areas. Medians cannot be summed, so each is shown as its range across the ZIP areas that publish one. ACS 2019–2023 five-year estimates by ZIP area. Medians are ZIP-level medians, not averages. An em dash means the Census Bureau publishes no estimate; it never means zero.
Futuros — the Hispanic picture
- Hispanic residents
- 64,430
- Change, 2018 to 2023
- +15,523
- +31.7%
- Share of everyone who lives here
- 9.5%
- Venezuelan origin
- 1,129
- Spanish-language Church of God churches in its ZIP areas
- 1
- Iglesia de Dios Evangelio Completo
- Strongest Futuros ZIP area
- Memphis 3813485
- Futuros score, weighted by Hispanic residents
- 63.9
No official Hispanic forecast exists below state level, so the Futuros score looks forward on the observed five-year shift.
Open the Futuros view →Arrivals
- Moved in from another state, past year
- 14,223
- Moved in from abroad, past year
- 3,583
Foreign-born residents by country of birth
- Mexico14,729
- Honduras6,147
- Guatemala4,159
- India2,296
- Vietnam1,768
- Philippines1,728
- El Salvador1,714
- Venezuela1,143
New homes
- Shelby County · 5,255 permitted homes, 2023–25 · 3 developments
1-unit ×2668 · 2–4 ×48 · 5+ ×2539
Building permits are published by county, so these are county figures, not the city’s.
Church health
4 Church of God churches are filed in its ZIP areas.
Every church that could be matched to a state-office report has filed something, or has a dated online presence.
No church here is on a falling attendance trend.
Church of God churches in Memphis
| Church | City | Pastor | Contact | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone | Memphis 38108 | Harry Walter Camp | (901) 761-9346 | |
| El Vino A Libertar A Los Cautivos | Memphis 38115 | Israel F de la Rosa | (901) 570-5675 | |
| Iglesia de Dios Evangelio Completo | Memphis 38114 | Sofonias Lopez | ( ) - | |
| Nueva Generacion Pentecostal | Memphis 38111 | — | (901) 679-7533 |
What a city is here. The place name the Postal Service gives a ZIP code, so Memphis is every ZIP area whose mailing city is Memphis — the city everyone means, not the incorporated limits. The score is the population-weighted average of those ZIP areas’ planting scores (86% growth, 14% viability; how near a Church of God church is carries no weight); a plant goes in a ZIP area, and the ranking to plant on is the ZIP area’s own. Church of God counts are the churches filed in those ZIP areas; the rings on each ZIP area still count every church within reach, across city and county lines.