38543 Zip Code (TN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 419
Zip code population in 2010: 560
Zip code population in 2000: 497

Houses and condos: 271
Renter-occupied apartments: 29
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38543: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 47.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 38543:

• High school or higher: 92.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 9.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38543:

• Never married: 19.1%
• Now married: 72.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.1%
• Divorced: 6.6%

• 
• • 38992.8%White
  • 307.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38543, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,572 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,572
State:	$69,014

Salary/wage: $41,600 (reported on 72.0% of returns)

Here:	$41,600
State:	$55,872

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1140.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3750.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5057.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13960.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $350 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$350
Tennessee:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,357 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,357
State:	+$18,991

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 247.1% for AGIs below $25k, 684.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,280 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,280
State:	$2,391

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38543, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,327 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,327
State:	$53,767

Salary/wage: $31,650 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,650
State:	$45,421

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Tennessee:	$1,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,367 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,367
State:	+$15,240

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,350 (36% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,350
State:	$21,976

Here:	36.4% of AGI
State:	17.8% of AGI

Taxes paid: $3,150 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

38543:	$3,150
State:	$4,829

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,404

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.3%

Here:	77%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38543, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,425 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,425
State:	$44,088

Salary/wage: $25,244 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,244
State:	$38,825

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $10k, 81.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $482 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$482
Tennessee:	$1,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $438 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$438
State:	$3,727

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,125 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,125
State:	+$15,776

Profit/loss from business: +$3,556 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,556
State:	+$12,882

Total itemized deductions: $13,500 (28% of AGI, reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,500
State:	$18,035

Here:	28.4% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,478 (6% of AGI, reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,478
State:	$5,167

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	5.3% of AGI

Total tax: $2,159 (reported on 70.8% of returns)

38543:	$2,159
State:	$7,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.6%

Here:	80%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $10k, 79.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 119.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 38542, 38589, 38554, 38580, 38565, 38573.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 18
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 154

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 107 (86 now married, 21 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38543 with a mortgage: 70
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 38543 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 28$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38543

• 3Less than $10,000
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999
• 35$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 12$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38543

• 10$350 to $399
• 3$700 to $749
• 15No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $280,163

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $269,953

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $463,197

Here:	$463,197
State:	$374,382

Mobile homes: $108,812

Here:	$108,812
State:	$101,421

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 234
• Mobile homes: 34

Unemployment: 9.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38543

• 81.2%186Drove a car alone
• 20.1%46Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38543

• 15 to 9 minutes
• 2515 to 19 minutes
• 5520 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 3730 to 34 minutes
• 2645 to 59 minutes
• 3060 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 419

• Male householders: 95 (10 living alone), Female householders: 77 (0 living alone)

• 141 spouses (141 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 84 children (59 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 7 2-persons

34 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.8% of residents of 38543 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.5%

Population in 1990: 441. Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+12.7%).

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

• This state: 193
• Northeast: 21
• Midwest: 22
• South: 78
• West: 112

70% of the 38543 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

85% of the 38543 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 38543 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	8	66.7 years
William	6	80.9 years
John	5	77.0 years
Mary	4	88.2 years
Porter	4	87.0 years
Walter	4	72.0 years
Cora	3	86.3 years
Charles	3	64.3 years
Albert	3	80.6 years
Ethel	3	72.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 38543 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	26	72.6 years
Norris	16	69.4 years
Mcdonald	13	77.4 years
Wright	12	68.0 years
Copeland	10	83.0 years
Sells	10	78.0 years
Allred	9	65.8 years
King	9	68.4 years
Linder	8	81.3 years
Jones	7	63.9 years