ZIP 38501 · Cookeville
Who lives in ZIP code 38501 (Cookeville, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cookeville, TN · Putnam County
uszips 2026
People42,471
Median age31.4
Household income$52,145
Home value$283,963
Median rent$883/mo
Poverty21.4%
College degree+31.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cookeville, TN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 188 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,574
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.2% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
24.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,458.
Education (adults 25+)
39.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.8%
- Never married
- 39.9%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 50.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.4%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.1%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 11.6%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.