ZIP Code 37938

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Tennessee.

Population: 16,904
Median household income: $80,868
Median home value: $287,400

ZIP Code 37938 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Tennessee, home to about 16,904 residents. At $80,868, its median household income sits above Knox County's $71,662.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 37938's population held roughly steady from 17,050 to 16,904, while its median gross rent rose 21.6% from $897 to $1,091.

The median gross rent is $1,091. 33.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,904
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,868
Median home value: $287,400
Median gross rent: $1,091
Housing units: 7,208
Homeownership rate: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,05016,904

Median household income

$74,541$80,868

Median home value

$189,000$287,400

Median gross rent

$897$1,091

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,050	$74,541	$189,000	$897
2020	17,230	$78,561	$205,900	$968
2021	17,021	$78,978	$216,900	$1,006
2022	17,366	$81,140	$247,100	$1,023
2023	16,904	$80,868	$287,400	$1,091

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	316	1.9%
5 to 17	2,653	15.7%
18 to 24	1,502	8.9%
25 to 34	1,272	7.5%
35 to 44	1,816	10.7%
45 to 54	2,789	16.5%
55 to 64	2,877	17.0%
65 to 74	1,906	11.3%
75 and over	1,773	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,659	92.6%
Black or African American	214	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	307	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	164	1.0%
Two or more races	290	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	266	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	820	6.6%
High school graduate	3,466	27.9%
Some college or associate's	4,032	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,506	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,609	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,350	82.3%
Carpooled	558	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	44	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	955	10.7%
Other means	24	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,251	15.7%
15 to 29 min	3,117	39.1%
30 to 44 min	2,452	30.7%
45 to 59 min	792	9.9%
60+ min	364	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 8.1% (1,365 of 16,894)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,215	75.8%
Nonfamily households	1,662	24.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,877	95.4%
Vacant	331	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,167	89.7%
Renter-occupied	710	10.3%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,444	89.4%
1-unit, attached	325	4.5%
2 to 4 units	55	0.8%
5 to 19 units	36	0.5%
20 or more units	48	0.7%
Mobile home & other	300	4.2%

ZIP Code 37938

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