ZIP Code 38120

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 13,249
Median household income: $119,309
Median home value: $421,500

Covering part of Shelby County, Tennessee, ZIP Code 38120 has about 13,249 residents. The median household income of $119,309 is above the Shelby County median ($62,337).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38120's population declined 11.4% from 14,956 to 13,249, while its median gross rent rose 38.0% from $1,125 to $1,552.

The typical home was built around 1976. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,249
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $119,309
Median home value: $421,500
Median gross rent: $1,552
Housing units: 6,785
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,95613,249

Median household income

$101,467$119,309

Median home value

$312,200$421,500

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,552

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,956	$101,467	$312,200	$1,125
2020	15,485	$107,278	$346,600	$1,164
2021	14,724	$111,220	$370,300	$1,248
2022	13,554	$112,700	$424,800	$1,475
2023	13,249	$119,309	$421,500	$1,552

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	615	4.6%
5 to 17	1,659	12.5%
18 to 24	888	6.7%
25 to 34	1,783	13.5%
35 to 44	1,683	12.7%
45 to 54	1,401	10.6%
55 to 64	2,327	17.6%
65 to 74	1,744	13.2%
75 and over	1,149	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,726	81.0%
Black or African American	940	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	690	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.4%
Two or more races	296	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	533	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate8.5%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree37.1%

Graduate or professional degree33.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	2.1%
High school graduate	855	8.5%
Some college or associate's	1,874	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,739	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,403	33.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,389	82.5%
Carpooled	249	3.2%
Public transit	21	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	26	0.3%
Worked from home	1,041	13.4%
Other means	17	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,495	37.2%
15 to 29 min	3,542	52.8%
30 to 44 min	526	7.8%
45 to 59 min	102	1.5%
60+ min	37	0.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 7.1% (937 of 13,206)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,814	61.2%
Nonfamily households	2,416	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,230	91.8%
Vacant	555	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,566	73.3%
Renter-occupied	1,664	26.7%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,053	74.5%
1-unit, attached	187	2.8%
2 to 4 units	377	5.6%
5 to 19 units	535	7.9%
20 or more units	633	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 38120

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