ZIP Code 37873

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Population: 4,446
Median household income: $37,385
Median home value: $140,100

ZIP Code 37873 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hawkins County, Tennessee, home to about 4,446 residents. The median household income of $37,385 is below the Hawkins County median ($55,278).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 37873's population declined 9.9% from 4,934 to 4,446, while its median gross rent rose 12.2% from $656 to $736.

Owners occupy 79.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,446
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $37,385
Median home value: $140,100
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 2,224
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9344,446

Median household income

$37,136$37,385

Median home value

$94,300$140,100

Median gross rent

$656$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,934	$37,136	$94,300	$656
2020	4,362	$34,864	$102,200	$605
2021	4,285	$37,015	$110,300	$713
2022	4,207	$37,860	$135,500	$732
2023	4,446	$37,385	$140,100	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	162	3.6%
5 to 17	722	16.2%
18 to 24	279	6.3%
25 to 34	516	11.6%
35 to 44	519	11.7%
45 to 54	715	16.1%
55 to 64	658	14.8%
65 to 74	460	10.3%
75 and over	415	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,176	93.9%
Black or African American	31	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.3%
Two or more races	87	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	527	16.1%
High school graduate	1,329	40.5%
Some college or associate's	1,052	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	223	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	152	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,361	82.3%
Carpooled	125	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	6.3%
Other means	52	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	346	22.3%
15 to 29 min	481	31.1%
30 to 44 min	342	22.1%
45 to 59 min	260	16.8%
60+ min	120	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 24.9% (1,105 of 4,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,208	65.9%
Nonfamily households	624	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,832	82.4%
Vacant	392	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,463	79.9%
Renter-occupied	369	20.1%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,607	72.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4	0.2%
5 to 19 units	17	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	592	26.6%

ZIP Code 37873

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