ZIP 37938 · Knoxville
Who lives in ZIP code 37938 (Knoxville, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Knoxville, TN · Knox County
uszips 2026
People17,437
Median age47.8
Household income$84,135
Home value$320,943
Median rent$1,353/mo
Poverty5.6%
College degree+34.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Knoxville, TN
- Wider region
- Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 208 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,148
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.7% are 65 or older; 81.1% are adults.
Household income
40.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,090.
Education (adults 25+)
44.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.2%
- Never married
- 19.7%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 59.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.4%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.