ZIP Code 38040

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

Population: 4,689
Median household income: $52,119
Median home value: $107,600

ZIP Code 38040 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, home to about 4,689 residents. The median household income of $52,119 is above the Lauderdale County median ($49,205).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38040's population declined 1.7% from 4,769 to 4,689, while its median gross rent rose 13.1% from $650 to $735.

16.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.25 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,689
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,119
Median home value: $107,600
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 2,320
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7694,689

Median household income

$41,897$52,119

Median home value

$77,700$107,600

Median gross rent

$650$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,769	$41,897	$77,700	$650
2020	4,574	$41,037	$78,500	$645
2021	4,762	$43,298	$90,700	$669
2022	4,848	$46,554	$97,800	$721
2023	4,689	$52,119	$107,600	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	4.4%
5 to 17	761	16.2%
18 to 24	341	7.3%
25 to 34	649	13.8%
35 to 44	557	11.9%
45 to 54	448	9.6%
55 to 64	624	13.3%
65 to 74	629	13.4%
75 and over	472	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,606	76.9%
Black or African American	627	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	39	0.8%
Two or more races	99	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	318	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	533	15.8%
High school graduate	1,624	48.1%
Some college or associate's	857	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	302	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	63	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,589	85.2%
Carpooled	223	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	438	23.9%
15 to 29 min	830	45.3%
30 to 44 min	282	15.4%
45 to 59 min	137	7.5%
60+ min	146	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 16.4% (771 of 4,689)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,423	68.3%
Nonfamily households	661	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,084	89.8%
Vacant	236	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,156	55.5%
Renter-occupied	928	44.5%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,798	77.5%
1-unit, attached	36	1.6%
2 to 4 units	103	4.4%
5 to 19 units	6	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	377	16.3%

ZIP Code 38040

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