ZIP 37687 · Roan Mountain
Who lives in ZIP code 37687 (Roan Mountain, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Roan Mountain, TN · Carter County
uszips 2026
People4,493
Median age44.5
Household income$49,914
Home value$159,189
Median rent—
Poverty21.6%
College degree+15.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Johnson City, TN
- Wider region
- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,724
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.8% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,418.
Education (adults 25+)
34.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.8%
- Never married
- 23.2%
- Divorced
- 8.6%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 40.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 19.4%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.7%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 22.6%
- No health insurance
- 9.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.