ZIP Code 38106

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 21,827
Median household income: $29,818
Median home value: $66,400

ZIP Code 38106 (Shelby County, Tennessee) is home to about 21,827 residents. At $29,818, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $62,337.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38106's population declined 8.3% from 23,791 to 21,827, while its median gross rent rose 24.2% from $737 to $915.

Owners occupy 36.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,827
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $29,818
Median home value: $66,400
Median gross rent: $915
Housing units: 11,630
Homeownership rate: 36.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 18.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,79121,827

Median household income

$25,188$29,818

Median home value

$51,600$66,400

Median gross rent

$737$915

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,791	$25,188	$51,600	$737
2020	24,256	$27,036	$52,600	$776
2021	23,745	$27,881	$54,300	$812
2022	23,140	$29,098	$62,800	$881
2023	21,827	$29,818	$66,400	$915

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,311	6.0%
5 to 17	3,829	17.5%
18 to 24	1,534	7.0%
25 to 34	2,633	12.1%
35 to 44	2,546	11.7%
45 to 54	2,812	12.9%
55 to 64	3,189	14.6%
65 to 74	2,410	11.0%
75 and over	1,563	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	527	2.4%
Black or African American	20,651	94.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.2%
Two or more races	154	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	454	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate49.0%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,597	17.1%
High school graduate	7,428	49.0%
Some college or associate's	3,297	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,348	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	483	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,708	82.0%
Carpooled	616	8.9%
Public transit	176	2.5%
Walked	171	2.5%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	203	2.9%
Other means	70	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,015	15.0%
15 to 29 min	4,584	67.9%
30 to 44 min	650	9.6%
45 to 59 min	318	4.7%
60+ min	189	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 41.5% (8,984 of 21,663)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,008	43.9%
Nonfamily households	5,118	56.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,126	78.5%
Vacant	2,504	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,325	36.4%
Renter-occupied	5,801	63.6%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,971	77.1%
1-unit, attached	682	5.9%
2 to 4 units	803	6.9%
5 to 19 units	725	6.2%
20 or more units	325	2.8%
Mobile home & other	124	1.1%

ZIP Code 38106

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