ZIP Code 37709

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Population: 3,948
Median household income: $61,509
Median home value: $238,600

ZIP Code 37709 (Grainger County, Tennessee) is home to about 3,948 residents. Its median household income of $61,509 runs above the Grainger County figure of $51,351.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 37709's population declined 2.8% from 4,060 to 3,948, while its median gross rent rose 19.6% from $762 to $911.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.5% of the population. 78.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,948
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,509
Median home value: $238,600
Median gross rent: $911
Housing units: 1,613
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0603,948

Median household income

$53,780$61,509

Median home value

$155,700$238,600

Median gross rent

$762$911

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,060	$53,780	$155,700	$762
2020	3,876	$58,924	$164,500	$785
2021	3,943	$56,250	$176,700	$809
2022	3,746	$56,830	$204,300	$853
2023	3,948	$61,509	$238,600	$911

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5417.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	254	6.4%
5 to 17	709	18.0%
18 to 24	318	8.1%
25 to 34	442	11.2%
35 to 44	442	11.2%
45 to 54	693	17.6%
55 to 64	419	10.6%
65 to 74	426	10.8%
75 and over	245	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,693	93.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.3%
Two or more races	154	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	287	10.8%
High school graduate	1,359	51.0%
Some college or associate's	546	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	332	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	143	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,285	78.5%
Carpooled	152	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	193	11.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	215	14.9%
15 to 29 min	365	25.3%
30 to 44 min	428	29.7%
45 to 59 min	314	21.8%
60+ min	121	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 14.7% (574 of 3,918)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,029	69.7%
Nonfamily households	448	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,477	91.6%
Vacant	136	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,140	77.2%
Renter-occupied	337	22.8%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,174	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	0.7%
5 to 19 units	95	5.9%
20 or more units	31	1.9%
Mobile home & other	301	18.7%

ZIP Code 37709

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