ZIP Code 38134

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Population: 42,500
Median household income: $61,172
Median home value: $184,400

ZIP Code 38134 (Shelby County, Tennessee) is home to about 42,500 residents. At $61,172, its median household income sits in line with Shelby County's $62,337.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38134's population declined 6.8% from 45,612 to 42,500, while its median gross rent rose 18.6% from $967 to $1,147.

The typical home was built around 1978. 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,500
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,172
Median home value: $184,400
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 15,685
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,61242,500

Median household income

$48,740$61,172

Median home value

$124,600$184,400

Median gross rent

$967$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,612	$48,740	$124,600	$967
2020	45,184	$50,045	$129,800	$980
2021	43,991	$52,588	$139,900	$1,029
2022	42,789	$57,630	$167,800	$1,106
2023	42,500	$61,172	$184,400	$1,147

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,037	4.8%
5 to 17	8,770	20.6%
18 to 24	3,926	9.2%
25 to 34	7,471	17.6%
35 to 44	6,271	14.8%
45 to 54	4,966	11.7%
55 to 64	3,988	9.4%
65 to 74	3,018	7.1%
75 and over	2,053	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,057	37.8%
Black or African American	17,338	40.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	1,234	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	122	0.3%
Some other race	21	0.0%
Two or more races	1,261	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,442	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,810	13.7%
High school graduate	8,886	32.0%
Some college or associate's	9,278	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,996	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,797	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,816	82.0%
Carpooled	1,668	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	90	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,352	7.0%
Other means	359	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,860	21.5%
15 to 29 min	9,494	52.9%
30 to 44 min	3,614	20.2%
45 to 59 min	673	3.8%
60+ min	292	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 11.9% (4,612 of 38,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,871	60.4%
Nonfamily households	5,827	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,698	93.7%
Vacant	987	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,198	49.0%
Renter-occupied	7,500	51.0%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units22.1%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,138	58.3%
1-unit, attached	752	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,458	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3,460	22.1%
20 or more units	840	5.4%
Mobile home & other	37	0.2%

ZIP Code 38134

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