ZIP 38079 · Tiptonville
Who lives in ZIP code 38079 (Tiptonville, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tiptonville, TN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People4,262
Median age45.2
Household income$27,500
Home value$109,213
Median rent$510/mo
Poverty31.0%
College degree+8.3%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,126
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.4% are 65 or older; 91.4% are adults.
Household income
17.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $17,637.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.0%
- Never married
- 45.3%
- Divorced
- 24.0%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 29.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.5%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 72% / 28%
Work
- In labor force
- 24.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.8%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 25.4%
- No health insurance
- 18.9%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.