ZIP Code 38128

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 44,027
Median household income: $43,166
Median home value: $123,900

ZIP Code 38128 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee, home to about 44,027 residents. At $43,166, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $62,337.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38128's population declined 2.2% from 45,023 to 44,027, while its median gross rent rose 22.7% from $937 to $1,150.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 78.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,027
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,166
Median home value: $123,900
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 18,388
Homeownership rate: 42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,02344,027

Median household income

$35,832$43,166

Median home value

$84,000$123,900

Median gross rent

$937$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,023	$35,832	$84,000	$937
2020	46,158	$36,672	$86,100	$925
2021	45,087	$37,155	$91,200	$991
2022	44,400	$40,497	$111,100	$1,069
2023	44,027	$43,166	$123,900	$1,150

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,437	7.8%
5 to 17	9,798	22.3%
18 to 24	4,225	9.6%
25 to 34	7,337	16.7%
35 to 44	5,324	12.1%
45 to 54	4,443	10.1%
55 to 64	4,469	10.2%
65 to 74	3,024	6.9%
75 and over	1,970	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,808	8.6%
Black or African American	34,705	78.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.0%
Asian	245	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.1%
Two or more races	1,284	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,919	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,961	14.9%
High school graduate	10,273	38.7%
Some college or associate's	8,440	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,558	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,335	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,898	79.3%
Carpooled	2,297	12.2%
Public transit	36	0.2%
Walked	155	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,160	6.2%
Other means	241	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,488	19.8%
15 to 29 min	9,115	51.7%
30 to 44 min	3,670	20.8%
45 to 59 min	665	3.8%
60+ min	689	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 22.6% (9,861 of 43,646)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,281	63.7%
Nonfamily households	5,850	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,131	87.7%
Vacant	2,257	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,777	42.0%
Renter-occupied	9,354	58.0%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units21.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,660	63.4%
1-unit, attached	384	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,410	7.7%
5 to 19 units	3,895	21.2%
20 or more units	602	3.3%
Mobile home & other	437	2.4%

ZIP Code 38128

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