ZIP 37879 · Tazewell
Who lives in ZIP code 37879 (Tazewell, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tazewell, TN · Claiborne County
uszips 2026
People11,854
Median age41.9
Household income$47,864
Home value$159,934
Median rent$767/mo
Poverty22.4%
College degree+16.2%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,250
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.0% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
18.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,715.
Education (adults 25+)
36.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.1%
- Never married
- 18.0%
- Divorced
- 18.8%
- Widowed
- 12.1%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.6%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 9.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.2%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 22.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.