ZIP Code 38104

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 22,925
Median household income: $56,452
Median home value: $301,100

ZIP Code 38104 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee, home to about 22,925 residents. At $56,452, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $62,337.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38104's population declined 2.3% from 23,456 to 22,925, while its median gross rent rose 37.4% from $781 to $1,073.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 24.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,925
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,452
Median home value: $301,100
Median gross rent: $1,073
Housing units: 14,315
Homeownership rate: 39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,45622,925

Median household income

$41,696$56,452

Median home value

$225,500$301,100

Median gross rent

$781$1,073

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,456	$41,696	$225,500	$781
2020	23,812	$43,087	$233,900	$829
2021	22,900	$48,487	$251,700	$900
2022	23,408	$53,351	$288,900	$1,002
2023	22,925	$56,452	$301,100	$1,073

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3424.7%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	917	4.0%
5 to 17	2,210	9.6%
18 to 24	1,824	8.0%
25 to 34	5,661	24.7%
35 to 44	3,518	15.3%
45 to 54	2,692	11.7%
55 to 64	2,638	11.5%
65 to 74	2,260	9.9%
75 and over	1,205	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,635	59.5%
Black or African American	6,564	28.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.2%
Asian	663	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	674	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,324	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree28.0%

Graduate or professional degree24.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,261	7.0%
High school graduate	2,595	14.4%
Some college or associate's	4,782	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,024	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,312	24.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,243	75.1%
Carpooled	1,011	7.4%
Public transit	70	0.5%
Walked	685	5.0%
Bicycle	52	0.4%
Worked from home	1,482	10.9%
Other means	99	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,559	37.5%
15 to 29 min	5,617	46.2%
30 to 44 min	1,451	11.9%
45 to 59 min	271	2.2%
60+ min	262	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.71
Poverty rate: 14.1% (3,142 of 22,216)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,063	31.4%
Nonfamily households	8,883	68.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,946	90.4%
Vacant	1,369	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,095	39.4%
Renter-occupied	7,851	60.6%

1-unit, detached39.2%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units26.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,616	39.2%
1-unit, attached	823	5.7%
2 to 4 units	1,624	11.3%
5 to 19 units	2,476	17.3%
20 or more units	3,737	26.1%
Mobile home & other	39	0.3%

ZIP Code 38104

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