ZIP Code 38118

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 39,162
Median household income: $42,464
Median home value: $95,700

Covering part of Shelby County, Tennessee, ZIP Code 38118 has about 39,162 residents. The median household income of $42,464 is below the Shelby County median ($62,337).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38118's population held roughly steady from 39,168 to 39,162, while its median gross rent rose 21.0% from $913 to $1,105.

56.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,162
Median age: 28.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,464
Median home value: $95,700
Median gross rent: $1,105
Housing units: 16,317
Homeownership rate: 37.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,16839,162

Median household income

$35,355$42,464

Median home value

$73,200$95,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,168	$35,355	$73,200	$913
2020	40,156	$36,782	$74,800	$948
2021	38,931	$38,589	$77,700	$1,003
2022	39,373	$41,830	$90,400	$1,081
2023	39,162	$42,464	$95,700	$1,105

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,416	8.7%
5 to 17	9,789	25.0%
18 to 24	3,327	8.5%
25 to 34	7,249	18.5%
35 to 44	4,428	11.3%
45 to 54	3,746	9.6%
55 to 64	3,893	9.9%
65 to 74	2,382	6.1%
75 and over	932	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,959	5.0%
Black or African American	28,609	73.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	234	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	210	0.5%
Two or more races	474	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,664	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,691	20.7%
High school graduate	8,554	37.8%
Some college or associate's	6,719	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,867	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	799	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,992	78.9%
Carpooled	1,762	11.6%
Public transit	262	1.7%
Walked	116	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	713	4.7%
Other means	353	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,158	21.8%
15 to 29 min	8,451	58.3%
30 to 44 min	2,352	16.2%
45 to 59 min	246	1.7%
60+ min	278	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 32.5% (12,597 of 38,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,735	65.9%
Nonfamily households	4,526	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,261	81.3%
Vacant	3,056	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,017	37.8%
Renter-occupied	8,244	62.2%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units25.9%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,169	56.2%
1-unit, attached	679	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1,054	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4,226	25.9%
20 or more units	917	5.6%
Mobile home & other	272	1.7%

ZIP Code 38118

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