ZIP 38544 · Baxter
Who lives in ZIP code 38544 (Baxter, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Baxter, TN · Putnam County
uszips 2026
People8,175
Median age40.9
Household income$69,823
Home value$247,843
Median rent$955/mo
Poverty17.2%
College degree+18.6%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cookeville, TN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,078
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 73.5% are adults.
Household income
29.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,115.
Education (adults 25+)
50.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.1%
- Never married
- 23.9%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 47.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.8%
- Rent burden
- 29.1%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.8%
- Farmers
- 6.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.2%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.