ZIP 38506 · Cookeville
Who lives in ZIP code 38506 (Cookeville, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cookeville, TN · Putnam County
uszips 2026
People30,100
Median age42.9
Household income$70,279
Home value$288,340
Median rent$1,007/mo
Poverty13.8%
College degree+30.6%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cookeville, TN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 71 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,470
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,881.
Education (adults 25+)
45.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.1%
- Never married
- 22.9%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 2.81
- Dual-income families
- 50.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.5%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.8%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.