ZIP Code 37687

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carter County, Tennessee.

Population: 4,379
Median household income: $45,660
Median home value: $148,000

ZIP Code 37687 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carter County, Tennessee, home to about 4,379 residents. Its median household income of $45,660 runs below the Carter County figure of $48,435.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 37687's population declined 1.2% from 4,434 to 4,379, while its median gross rent rose 34.9% from $541 to $730.

The median resident is 44.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,379
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,660
Median home value: $148,000
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 2,305
Homeownership rate: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4344,379

Median household income

$32,948$45,660

Median home value

$113,200$148,000

Median gross rent

$541$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,434	$32,948	$113,200	$541
2020	4,428	$34,794	$108,500	$770
2021	4,528	$37,031	$113,900	$847
2022	4,159	$47,629	$135,400	—
2023	4,379	$45,660	$148,000	$730

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	3.6%
5 to 17	618	14.1%
18 to 24	332	7.6%
25 to 34	455	10.4%
35 to 44	701	16.0%
45 to 54	415	9.5%
55 to 64	747	17.1%
65 to 74	563	12.9%
75 and over	392	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,287	97.9%
Black or African American	27	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	568	17.4%
High school graduate	1,338	40.9%
Some college or associate's	920	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	280	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	167	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,372	86.4%
Carpooled	139	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	2.4%
Other means	39	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	262	16.9%
15 to 29 min	590	38.1%
30 to 44 min	430	27.7%
45 to 59 min	202	13.0%
60+ min	66	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 22.7% (953 of 4,197)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,203	72.7%
Nonfamily households	452	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,655	71.8%
Vacant	650	28.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,470	88.8%
Renter-occupied	185	11.2%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,748	75.8%
1-unit, attached	35	1.5%
2 to 4 units	22	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	500	21.7%

ZIP Code 37687

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