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37909 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 37909 Zip Code is $27,376, which is higher than the state average of $24,811 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. 37909 Zip Code median household income is $41,963, which has grown by 17.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 37909 Zip Code residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #102

37909 Zip Code	27,376 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	27,493 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	30,858 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	25,629 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	41,963 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	60,589 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

37909 Zip Code	17.56%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	37909 Zip Code		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.05%	$18,211, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.74%	$17,876, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.71%	$3,741, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.17%	$20,207, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	59,569 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

37909 Zip Code	73,159 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	37909 Zip Code	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$41,730, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$41,789, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,278, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$44,760, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
One Race, Other	$60,547, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,422, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	37909 Zip Code	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$24,545, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,311, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,440, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$41,418, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	37909 Zip Code	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,729, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	6,066, 47.65%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,624, 76.23%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,624, 76.23%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,428, 95.76%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	196, 4.24%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,442, 23.77%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	6,663, 52.35%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,056, 60.87%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,056, 60.87%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,828, 94.38%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	228, 5.62%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,607, 39.13%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	37909 Zip Code	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,961, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,901, 86.69%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	727, 9.13%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	131, 1.65%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	29, 0.36%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	32, 0.40%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	141, 1.77%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

37909 Zip Code	19.5 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	37909 Zip Code	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,256	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	4,428, 53.63%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,625, 36.70%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	571, 12.90%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,013, 22.88%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	492, 11.11%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	574, 12.96%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	3,828, 46.37%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,905, 49.76%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	688, 17.97%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,146, 29.94%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89, 2.32%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	37909 Zip Code	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,256, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	760, 9.21%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	638, 7.73%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	212, 2.57%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	948, 11.48%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	224, 2.71%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	280, 3.39%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	664, 8.04%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	790, 9.57%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,997, 24.19%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,114, 13.49%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	193, 2.34%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	436, 5.28%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	37909 Zip Code	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,685	17.07%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	385	11.19%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.