ZIP 38221 · Big Sandy
Who lives in ZIP code 38221 (Big Sandy, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Big Sandy, TN · Benton County
uszips 2026
People3,098
Median age52.8
Household income$52,714
Home value$126,957
Median rent$639/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+11.5%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,468
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.5% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
10.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,493.
Education (adults 25+)
68.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.2%
- Never married
- 18.8%
- Divorced
- 19.5%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 25.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.0%
- Rent burden
- 24.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.6%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 7.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 21.1%
- No health insurance
- 15.3%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.