ZIP Code 38109

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 43,764
Median household income: $36,934
Median home value: $76,600

Covering part of Shelby County, Tennessee, ZIP Code 38109 has about 43,764 residents. Its median household income of $36,934 runs below the Shelby County figure of $62,337.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38109's population declined 2.6% from 44,911 to 43,764, while its median gross rent rose 15.9% from $863 to $1,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 94.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,764
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,934
Median home value: $76,600
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 18,881
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 16.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,91143,764

Median household income

$31,114$36,934

Median home value

$69,700$76,600

Median gross rent

$863$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,911	$31,114	$69,700	$863
2020	44,846	$31,609	$67,500	$851
2021	44,899	$32,404	$66,200	$893
2022	45,204	$35,018	$72,200	$959
2023	43,764	$36,934	$76,600	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,170	7.2%
5 to 17	7,585	17.3%
18 to 24	3,346	7.6%
25 to 34	5,722	13.1%
35 to 44	5,254	12.0%
45 to 54	5,057	11.6%
55 to 64	5,242	12.0%
65 to 74	4,605	10.5%
75 and over	3,783	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	936	2.1%
Black or African American	41,487	94.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	936	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	391	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,750	12.6%
High school graduate	13,343	45.0%
Some college or associate's	8,459	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,513	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,598	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,047	80.3%
Carpooled	1,527	10.2%
Public transit	130	0.9%
Walked	138	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	940	6.3%
Other means	228	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,632	11.6%
15 to 29 min	8,541	60.7%
30 to 44 min	2,937	20.9%
45 to 59 min	478	3.4%
60+ min	482	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 31.6% (13,747 of 43,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,232	61.2%
Nonfamily households	6,474	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,706	88.5%
Vacant	2,175	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,089	54.4%
Renter-occupied	7,617	45.6%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,447	87.1%
1-unit, attached	409	2.2%
2 to 4 units	660	3.5%
5 to 19 units	647	3.4%
20 or more units	505	2.7%
Mobile home & other	213	1.1%

ZIP Code 38109

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