ZIP Code 38127

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 39,553
Median household income: $37,768
Median home value: $82,500

ZIP Code 38127 (Shelby County, Tennessee) is home to about 39,553 residents. The median household income of $37,768 is below the Shelby County median ($62,337).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38127's population declined 8.2% from 43,086 to 39,553, while its median gross rent rose 25.2% from $882 to $1,104.

Owners occupy 45.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,553
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $37,768
Median home value: $82,500
Median gross rent: $1,104
Housing units: 17,560
Homeownership rate: 45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,08639,553

Median household income

$29,798$37,768

Median home value

$59,300$82,500

Median gross rent

$882$1,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,086	$29,798	$59,300	$882
2020	43,240	$31,083	$63,200	$914
2021	40,820	$32,933	$66,900	$956
2022	40,565	$34,781	$76,600	$1,037
2023	39,553	$37,768	$82,500	$1,104

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,534	8.9%
5 to 17	9,285	23.5%
18 to 24	3,255	8.2%
25 to 34	5,406	13.7%
35 to 44	4,348	11.0%
45 to 54	4,302	10.9%
55 to 64	4,324	10.9%
65 to 74	3,883	9.8%
75 and over	1,216	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,140	7.9%
Black or African American	34,153	86.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.1%
Two or more races	776	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,341	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,904	16.6%
High school graduate	9,657	41.1%
Some college or associate's	7,231	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,812	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	875	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,474	76.5%
Carpooled	1,832	13.4%
Public transit	166	1.2%
Walked	184	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	902	6.6%
Other means	137	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,244	17.5%
15 to 29 min	6,930	54.2%
30 to 44 min	2,987	23.3%
45 to 59 min	361	2.8%
60+ min	271	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 34.7% (13,731 of 39,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,495	66.9%
Nonfamily households	4,688	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,183	80.8%
Vacant	3,377	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,475	45.7%
Renter-occupied	7,708	54.3%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,418	76.4%
1-unit, attached	295	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,267	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2,124	12.1%
20 or more units	132	0.8%
Mobile home & other	324	1.8%

ZIP Code 38127

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