ZIP Code 37861

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Population: 8,578
Median household income: $53,797
Median home value: $202,200

ZIP Code 37861 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Grainger County, Tennessee, home to about 8,578 residents. The median household income of $53,797 is above the Grainger County median ($51,351).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 37861's population declined 1.0% from 8,666 to 8,578, while its median gross rent rose 5.7% from $600 to $634.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.5% of the population. 80.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,578
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,797
Median home value: $202,200
Median gross rent: $634
Housing units: 4,391
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6668,578

Median household income

$43,085$53,797

Median home value

$114,600$202,200

Median gross rent

$600$634

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,666	$43,085	$114,600	$600
2020	8,980	$45,726	$122,200	$586
2021	8,196	$45,176	$131,400	$543
2022	8,256	$47,326	$158,200	$579
2023	8,578	$53,797	$202,200	$634

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	407	4.7%
5 to 17	1,337	15.6%
18 to 24	586	6.8%
25 to 34	883	10.3%
35 to 44	865	10.1%
45 to 54	1,173	13.7%
55 to 64	1,315	15.3%
65 to 74	1,450	16.9%
75 and over	562	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,017	93.5%
Black or African American	49	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	13	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	127	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	361	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	814	13.0%
High school graduate	2,552	40.8%
Some college or associate's	2,070	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	479	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	333	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,699	80.0%
Carpooled	299	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	323	9.6%
Other means	54	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	532	17.4%
15 to 29 min	795	26.0%
30 to 44 min	958	31.4%
45 to 59 min	395	12.9%
60+ min	372	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 15.9% (1,341 of 8,443)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,278	66.2%
Nonfamily households	1,163	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,441	78.4%
Vacant	950	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,820	82.0%
Renter-occupied	621	18.0%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other35.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,600	59.2%
1-unit, attached	42	1.0%
2 to 4 units	104	2.4%
5 to 19 units	85	1.9%
20 or more units	22	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,538	35.0%

ZIP Code 37861

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