ZIP Code 38114

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 20,440
Median household income: $32,080
Median home value: $79,000

ZIP Code 38114 (Shelby County, Tennessee) is home to about 20,440 residents. Its median household income of $32,080 runs below the Shelby County figure of $62,337.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38114's population declined 19.8% from 25,474 to 20,440, while its median gross rent rose 16.5% from $770 to $897.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 90.5% of the population. 77.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,440
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $32,080
Median home value: $79,000
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 12,252
Homeownership rate: 46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 16.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,47420,440

Median household income

$27,112$32,080

Median home value

$56,700$79,000

Median gross rent

$770$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,474	$27,112	$56,700	$770
2020	23,940	$24,267	$62,100	$765
2021	22,580	$28,158	$63,600	$790
2022	22,112	$29,492	$68,500	$854
2023	20,440	$32,080	$79,000	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,570	7.7%
5 to 17	2,408	11.8%
18 to 24	1,856	9.1%
25 to 34	2,768	13.5%
35 to 44	2,187	10.7%
45 to 54	2,694	13.2%
55 to 64	2,833	13.9%
65 to 74	2,535	12.4%
75 and over	1,589	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,144	5.6%
Black or African American	18,488	90.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	41	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	68	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	680	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,563	17.5%
High school graduate	5,985	41.0%
Some college or associate's	3,982	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,443	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	633	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,179	77.0%
Carpooled	1,143	14.2%
Public transit	91	1.1%
Walked	109	1.4%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	374	4.7%
Other means	110	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,777	23.2%
15 to 29 min	4,712	61.6%
30 to 44 min	747	9.8%
45 to 59 min	163	2.1%
60+ min	252	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 32.0% (6,533 of 20,405)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,684	48.7%
Nonfamily households	4,930	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,614	78.5%
Vacant	2,638	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,438	46.2%
Renter-occupied	5,176	53.8%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,924	64.7%
1-unit, attached	1,101	9.0%
2 to 4 units	1,225	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1,692	13.8%
20 or more units	261	2.1%
Mobile home & other	49	0.4%

ZIP Code 38114

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