ZIP Code 38221

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Benton County, Tennessee.

Population: 3,046
Median household income: $52,109
Median home value: $118,600

ZIP Code 38221 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Benton County, Tennessee, home to about 3,046 residents. The median household income of $52,109 is in line with the Benton County median ($50,435).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38221's population declined 8.4% from 3,325 to 3,046, while its median gross rent rose 5.1% from $629 to $661.

The typical home was built around 1981. 18.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,046
Median age: 53.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,109
Median home value: $118,600
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 1,954
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3253,046

Median household income

$39,318$52,109

Median home value

$76,000$118,600

Median gross rent

$629$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,325	$39,318	$76,000	$629
2020	3,289	$41,384	$71,700	$617
2021	2,982	$44,798	$84,300	$630
2022	3,042	$50,208	$104,300	$645
2023	3,046	$52,109	$118,600	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 443.7%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7417.2%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	143	4.7%
5 to 17	341	11.2%
18 to 24	105	3.4%
25 to 34	463	15.2%
35 to 44	112	3.7%
45 to 54	490	16.1%
55 to 64	488	16.0%
65 to 74	523	17.2%
75 and over	381	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,919	95.8%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	294	12.0%
High school graduate	1,101	44.8%
Some college or associate's	814	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	130	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	118	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	755	75.8%
Carpooled	80	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	145	14.6%
Other means	16	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	9.8%
15 to 29 min	286	33.6%
30 to 44 min	289	34.0%
45 to 59 min	51	6.0%
60+ min	142	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 18.6% (567 of 3,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	909	64.0%
Nonfamily households	512	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,421	72.7%
Vacant	533	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	982	69.1%
Renter-occupied	439	30.9%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,281	65.6%
1-unit, attached	11	0.6%
2 to 4 units	21	1.1%
5 to 19 units	4	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	637	32.6%

ZIP Code 38221

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