37096 Zip Code (Linden, TN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 6,166
Zip code population in 2010: 5,503
Zip code population in 2000: 5,474

Houses and condos: 3,520
Renter-occupied apartments: 512
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 37096: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 296.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $581 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $764 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 37096:

• High school or higher: 82.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 8.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 37096:

• Never married: 27.4%
• Now married: 55.5%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 7.7%

• 
• • 5,48489.0%White
  • 3806.2%Two or more races
  • 1893.1%Asian
  • 440.7%American Indian
  • 360.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 300.5%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 37096, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,374 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,374
State:	$69,014

Salary/wage: $42,324 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$42,324
State:	$55,872

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1099.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3334.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6000.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8228.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11438.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,014 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,014
Tennessee:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $25k, 24.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,788 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,788
State:	$8,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 141.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,240 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$13,240
State:	+$33,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 46.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 184.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 212.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1012.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,552 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,552
State:	+$18,991

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.0% for AGIs below $25k, 184.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 199.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 388.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1050.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,929 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

37096:	$12,929
Tennessee:	$20,036

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 218.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 536.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $38,200 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	$38,200
State:	$40,136

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 375.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 648.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,525 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

Here:	$10,525
State:	$19,852

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 300.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,680 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

37096:	$4,680
State:	$6,038

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,391

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.1% for AGIs below $25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.9% for AGIs below $25k, 97.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37096, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,410 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,410
State:	$53,767

Salary/wage: $32,522 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$32,522
State:	$45,421

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,168 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,168
Tennessee:	$1,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,924 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,924
State:	$6,739

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,053 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,053
State:	+$19,082

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,554 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,554
State:	+$15,240

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,267 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

37096:	$14,267
Tennessee:	$15,505

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,092 (28% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,092
State:	$21,976

Here:	27.9% of AGI
State:	17.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,540 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,540
State:	$6,709

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,192 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

37096:	$3,192
State:	$4,829

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,465 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,465
State:	$2,404

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.7%

Here:	65%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 61.8% for AGIs below $25k, 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37096, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,053 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,053
State:	$44,088

Salary/wage: $28,122 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$28,122
State:	$38,825

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,651 (reported on 35.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,651
Tennessee:	$1,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,341 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,341
State:	$3,727

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,061 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,061
State:	+$15,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,805 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,805
State:	+$12,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,886 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

37096:	$2,886
Tennessee:	$2,934

Total itemized deductions: $16,847 (29% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,847
State:	$18,035

Here:	29.4% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,932 (6% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,932
State:	$5,167

Here:	6.2% of AGI
State:	5.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,831 (reported on 70.2% of returns)

37096:	$3,831
State:	$7,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,691 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,691
State:	$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.3%

Here:	71%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 37097, 38425, 38380, 38329, 38363, 38485.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 336
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,844

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 68 (65 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,284 (718 now married, 565 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 37096 with a mortgage: 440 (31 second mortgage, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,091
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $358

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 37096 household income distribution in 2022

• 139Less than $10,000
• 105$10,000 to $14,999
• 197$15,000 to $19,999
• 68$20,000 to $24,999
• 55$25,000 to $29,999
• 97$30,000 to $34,999
• 123$35,000 to $39,999
• 56$40,000 to $44,999
• 88$45,000 to $49,999
• 94$50,000 to $59,999
• 452$60,000 to $74,999
• 271$75,000 to $99,999
• 188$100,000 to $124,999
• 140$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 37096

• 15Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 39$40,000 to $49,999
• 76$50,000 to $59,999
• 48$60,000 to $69,999
• 52$70,000 to $79,999
• 152$80,000 to $89,999
• 49$90,000 to $99,999
• 135$100,000 to $124,999
• 70$125,000 to $149,999
• 95$150,000 to $174,999
• 121$175,000 to $199,999
• 180$200,000 to $249,999
• 56$250,000 to $299,999
• 69$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999
• 40$500,000 to $749,999
• 46$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 37096

• 4$150 to $199
• 25$200 to $249
• 161$300 to $349
• 7$350 to $399
• 4$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 20$500 to $549
• 30$550 to $599
• 23$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 63$750 to $799
• 1$800 to $899
• 168No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $717.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,156
• Black or African American householders: $168,784
• Two or more races householders: $294,827
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $306,261

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $149,456 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,455 - $236,252

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $203,739

Here:	$203,739
State:	$374,382

Mobile homes: $12,630

Here:	$12,630
State:	$101,421

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,215
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 14
• 5 to 9: 32
• 10 to 19: 29
• Mobile homes: 1,116

Unemployment: 8.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 37096

• 78.3%1,770Drove a car alone
• 8.1%183Carpooled
• 1.9%43Bus or trolley bus
• 0.4%10Walked
• 0.8%19Other means
• 8.3%188Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 37096

• 161Less than 5 minutes
• 2505 to 9 minutes
• 24710 to 14 minutes
• 38915 to 19 minutes
• 29220 to 24 minutes
• 8525 to 29 minutes
• 16230 to 34 minutes
• 5835 to 39 minutes
• 3740 to 44 minutes
• 24645 to 59 minutes
• 10360 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,166

• Male householders: 1,282 (224 living alone), Female householders: 901 (269 living alone)

• 1,317 spouses (1,314 opposite-sex spouses), 76 unmarried partners, (76 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,003 children (1,808 natural, 36 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 foster children, 96 other relatives, 131 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 153 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 794 2-persons, 398 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 492 1-person, 68 2-persons, 17 3-persons

1,003 married couples with children.
209 single-parent households (53 men, 156 women).

97.3% of residents of 37096 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% very well, 73% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• 3D ROCK COMPANY (MINE #001 in LINDEN, TN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: LONA LOMAX

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%

Population in 1990: 4,172. Population change in the 1990s: +1,302 (+31.2%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3,754
• Northeast: 267
• Midwest: 768
• South: 1,088
• West: 130

67% of the 37096 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

98% of the 37096 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 105% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 150
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (20-49: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 28. The highest number of fire incidents - 65 took place in 2010, and the least - 7 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (47.0%), and Structure Fires (35.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 37096
• 22747.0%Outside Fires
• 16935.0%Structure Fires
• 6112.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 265.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 37096, Tennessee

Most common first names in zip code 37096 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	84	70.8 years
William	63	70.0 years
Mary	54	75.1 years
John	54	75.2 years
Robert	44	76.5 years
Willie	20	76.3 years
Betty	19	70.5 years
Jesse	17	74.6 years
Edward	16	75.5 years
Martha	14	77.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 37096 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Warren	40	73.6 years
Qualls	40	77.1 years
Richardson	37	79.7 years
Smith	37	75.5 years
Moore	36	74.5 years
Hinson	30	73.6 years
Barber	30	71.9 years
Trull	26	75.3 years
Inman	25	78.1 years
Hickerson	24	81.5 years

Businesses in zip code 37096
Name	Count		Name	Count
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
SONIC Drive-In	1		U-Haul	1