ZIP Code 37642

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Population: 14,491
Median household income: $63,963
Median home value: $178,000

Covering part of Hawkins County, Tennessee, ZIP Code 37642 has about 14,491 residents. The median household income of $63,963 is above the Hawkins County median ($55,278).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 37642's population declined 3.1% from 14,961 to 14,491, while its median gross rent rose 40.7% from $656 to $923.

16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,491
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $63,963
Median home value: $178,000
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 6,989
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,96114,491

Median household income

$44,310$63,963

Median home value

$134,500$178,000

Median gross rent

$656$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,961	$44,310	$134,500	$656
2020	14,658	$51,508	$136,400	$692
2021	14,873	$54,231	$142,300	$729
2022	15,138	$59,525	$164,200	$857
2023	14,491	$63,963	$178,000	$923

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	776	5.4%
5 to 17	2,044	14.1%
18 to 24	1,080	7.5%
25 to 34	1,757	12.1%
35 to 44	1,545	10.7%
45 to 54	1,997	13.8%
55 to 64	2,075	14.3%
65 to 74	2,009	13.9%
75 and over	1,208	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,775	95.1%
Black or African American	182	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	116	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.2%
Two or more races	181	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	211	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	918	8.7%
High school graduate	4,507	42.6%
Some college or associate's	3,458	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,167	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	541	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,491	80.1%
Carpooled	226	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	822	14.7%
Other means	66	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	688	14.4%
15 to 29 min	2,441	51.0%
30 to 44 min	824	17.2%
45 to 59 min	436	9.1%
60+ min	394	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,532 of 14,360)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,215	70.8%
Nonfamily households	1,740	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,955	85.2%
Vacant	1,034	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,947	83.1%
Renter-occupied	1,008	16.9%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,847	69.4%
1-unit, attached	115	1.6%
2 to 4 units	280	4.0%
5 to 19 units	334	4.8%
20 or more units	44	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,369	19.6%

ZIP Code 37642

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