Pest control data for Memphis: what the federal numbers say
Free local data for pest control work in Memphis, taken from federal sources and last pulled October 30, 2026. It covers the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area, starting with the homes and moving on to the local trade.
The housing here
Pest problems follow the building and the climate; this page covers the building, meaning the age and type of the housing stock. In the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area, 27,840 of 580,185 homes (4.8%) were built before 1940, and 121,199 (20.9%) before 1960. Nationally the shares are 11.7% and 25.6%. The median home across the metro is worth $245,900, against $332,700 nationally. 39.5% of households rent. 69.9% of homes are detached houses.
| Area | Homes | Median year built | Built before 1940 | Built before 1960 | Renters | Detached | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area | 580,185 | 1983 | 4.8% | 20.9% | 39.5% | 69.9% | $245,900 |
| Shelby County, Tennessee | 404,333 | 1977 | 5.9% | 26.8% | 45.9% | 66.3% | $249,100 |
| DeSoto County, Mississippi | 75,437 | 1999 | 1.1% | 3.1% | 22.1% | 83.2% | $269,600 |
| Tipton County, Tennessee | 24,417 | 1993 | 5.4% | 12.9% | 23.7% | 80.4% | $240,600 |
| Memphis (city) | 289,887 | 1970 | 7.7% | 35.3% | 55.1% | 59.5% | $169,000 |
| Tennessee | 3,143,670 | 1987 | 5.6% | 17.5% | 33.1% | 68.3% | $286,700 |
| United States | 143,775,355 | 1980 | 11.7% | 25.6% | 34.8% | 61.3% | $332,700 |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024. Counties shown are the main ones in the metro (9 in all).
The local market
County Business Patterns counts 80 exterminating and pest control services establishments across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area, 1.53 for every ten thousand households. That is roughly one for every 6,536 households. The Census counts locations rather than companies, so a one-truck operator and a national chain's branch each count once.
The 2022 Economic Census counted 74 such establishments. They employed 853 people and paid $40.0 million in annual payroll. They took in $187.7 million in revenue.
Home prices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's house price index for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is up 0.9% over the latest year (through 2025). Over five years it is up 40.9%, and over ten it is up 82.2%. The index follows repeat sales of the same houses, so it measures how prices moved, not what any one home sells for this month.
What the trade pays
Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earned a mean of $20.66 an hour ($42,980 a year) in May 2025, against $22.31 an hour ($46,400) nationally, about 7% below the national mean. The median is $19.17 an hour here and $21.75 nationally. BLS estimates 650 people hold that job in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
These are wages paid to workers, not prices charged to customers; a customer's bill also has to cover the vehicle and the insurance.
Where these numbers come from
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25034, B25040, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25077, B01003, B11001
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2015-2019 (county trend comparison)
- FHFA House Price Index (all-transactions, annual, NSA), Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 561710 (pest control)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024, table B11001 (households, density denominator)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census, NAICS 561710, Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) (OEWS), Pest Control Workers (37-2021), Memphis, TN-MS-AR, May 2025 (national benchmark: U.S.)
The American Community Survey is a sample, so every housing figure carries a margin of error, and it is widest for small areas. Where a source suppresses a cell to protect individual businesses or because the sample is too thin, we leave it blank rather than estimate it. Memphis Pest Desk reads these files and does not edit them.