ZIP Code 38053

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 25,352
Median household income: $58,548
Median home value: $195,100

ZIP Code 38053 (Shelby County, Tennessee) is home to about 25,352 residents. Its median household income of $58,548 runs below the Shelby County figure of $62,337.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38053's population declined 3.5% from 26,282 to 25,352, while its median gross rent rose 17.7% from $939 to $1,105.

Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,352
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,548
Median home value: $195,100
Median gross rent: $1,105
Housing units: 10,674
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,28225,352

Median household income

$55,640$58,548

Median home value

$145,700$195,100

Median gross rent

$939$1,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,282	$55,640	$145,700	$939
2020	25,816	$57,766	$146,300	$977
2021	26,135	$54,473	$157,700	$1,038
2022	25,556	$57,012	$179,100	$1,080
2023	25,352	$58,548	$195,100	$1,105

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,298	5.1%
5 to 17	5,026	19.8%
18 to 24	1,903	7.5%
25 to 34	3,184	12.6%
35 to 44	2,630	10.4%
45 to 54	3,119	12.3%
55 to 64	4,033	15.9%
65 to 74	2,445	9.6%
75 and over	1,714	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,491	57.2%
Black or African American	6,815	26.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	417	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	999	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,595	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,045	11.9%
High school graduate	6,113	35.7%
Some college or associate's	5,438	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,161	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,368	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,914	82.7%
Carpooled	1,057	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	113	1.0%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	667	6.2%
Other means	13	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,032	20.1%
15 to 29 min	3,100	30.6%
30 to 44 min	3,117	30.8%
45 to 59 min	1,236	12.2%
60+ min	630	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 12.8% (3,227 of 25,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,689	68.8%
Nonfamily households	3,035	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,724	91.1%
Vacant	950	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,431	66.1%
Renter-occupied	3,293	33.9%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,155	76.4%
1-unit, attached	182	1.7%
2 to 4 units	348	3.3%
5 to 19 units	590	5.5%
20 or more units	108	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1,291	12.1%

ZIP Code 38053

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