ZIP Code 38115

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 36,878
Median household income: $42,931
Median home value: $129,700

Covering part of Shelby County, Tennessee, ZIP Code 38115 has about 36,878 residents. At $42,931, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $62,337.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38115's population declined 7.0% from 39,644 to 36,878, while its median gross rent rose 29.2% from $874 to $1,129.

Owners occupy 23.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,878
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,931
Median home value: $129,700
Median gross rent: $1,129
Housing units: 19,179
Homeownership rate: 23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,64436,878

Median household income

$32,401$42,931

Median home value

$92,300$129,700

Median gross rent

$874$1,129

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,644	$32,401	$92,300	$874
2020	38,817	$34,126	$94,600	$896
2021	37,626	$35,900	$99,300	$944
2022	36,574	$39,176	$117,400	$1,041
2023	36,878	$42,931	$129,700	$1,129

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,164	8.6%
5 to 17	6,958	18.9%
18 to 24	4,494	12.2%
25 to 34	7,467	20.2%
35 to 44	4,030	10.9%
45 to 54	3,896	10.6%
55 to 64	3,042	8.2%
65 to 74	2,479	6.7%
75 and over	1,348	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,018	5.5%
Black or African American	29,992	81.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	135	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	69	0.2%
Some other race	63	0.2%
Two or more races	226	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,366	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,795	12.6%
High school graduate	8,733	39.2%
Some college or associate's	7,542	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,172	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,020	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,931	75.8%
Carpooled	2,547	13.9%
Public transit	144	0.8%
Walked	151	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,161	6.3%
Other means	442	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,625	21.1%
15 to 29 min	10,299	59.8%
30 to 44 min	2,807	16.3%
45 to 59 min	249	1.4%
60+ min	235	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 19.5% (7,148 of 36,722)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,984	49.7%
Nonfamily households	8,083	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,067	83.8%
Vacant	3,112	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,694	23.0%
Renter-occupied	12,373	77.0%

1-unit, detached32.3%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units35.3%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,188	32.3%
1-unit, attached	1,236	6.4%
2 to 4 units	3,189	16.6%
5 to 19 units	6,765	35.3%
20 or more units	1,770	9.2%
Mobile home & other	31	0.2%

ZIP Code 38115

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