ZIP Code 38119

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 22,332
Median household income: $86,325
Median home value: $279,100

ZIP Code 38119 (Shelby County, Tennessee) is home to about 22,332 residents. Its median household income of $86,325 runs above the Shelby County figure of $62,337.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38119's population declined 9.2% from 24,582 to 22,332, while its median gross rent rose 27.1% from $1,051 to $1,336.

The median gross rent is $1,336. 53.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,332
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,325
Median home value: $279,100
Median gross rent: $1,336
Housing units: 10,521
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,58222,332

Median household income

$63,164$86,325

Median home value

$188,300$279,100

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,336

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,582	$63,164	$188,300	$1,051
2020	24,818	$76,419	$208,700	$1,102
2021	24,027	$83,083	$225,200	$1,194
2022	22,990	$92,500	$255,000	$1,252
2023	22,332	$86,325	$279,100	$1,336

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	838	3.8%
5 to 17	3,508	15.7%
18 to 24	1,278	5.7%
25 to 34	3,272	14.7%
35 to 44	3,080	13.8%
45 to 54	2,665	11.9%
55 to 64	2,757	12.3%
65 to 74	3,117	14.0%
75 and over	1,817	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,817	48.4%
Black or African American	8,733	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	631	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	406	1.8%
Two or more races	521	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,224	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree22.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	731	4.4%
High school graduate	2,398	14.4%
Some college or associate's	4,672	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,224	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,683	22.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,412	78.2%
Carpooled	682	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,704	14.2%
Other means	172	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,090	29.9%
15 to 29 min	5,430	52.6%
30 to 44 min	1,538	14.9%
45 to 59 min	120	1.2%
60+ min	147	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,686 of 21,857)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,821	59.4%
Nonfamily households	3,971	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,792	93.1%
Vacant	729	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,897	60.2%
Renter-occupied	3,895	39.8%

1-unit, detached54.7%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,750	54.7%
1-unit, attached	916	8.7%
2 to 4 units	1,286	12.2%
5 to 19 units	1,761	16.7%
20 or more units	780	7.4%
Mobile home & other	28	0.3%

ZIP Code 38119

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