Median household income (1999): $33,712
Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,744
| This zip code | $34,744 | | Tennessee: | $38,874 |
Nearest zip codes: 37694, 37620, 37686, 37643, 24201, 37617.
Housing units in zip code 37618 with a mortgage: 1,507 (137 second mortgage, 129 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,084
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $706
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $197
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 37618 include: Rock Hole Church (A), Poplar Ridge Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Full Gospel Church (D), Oakdale Church (E), Mount Holston Church (F), Holston Church (G), Mellon Memorial Church (H), Walnut Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Crumley Cemetery (1), Shipley Cemetery (2), Webb Cemetery (3), Van Over Cemetery (4), Boy Cemetery (5), Brown Cemetery (6), Cross Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Low Gap Branch (A), Indian Creek (B), Weaver Branch (C), Weaver Creek (D), Webb Spring Branch (E), Linville Branch (F), Dry Creek (G), Hense Branch (H), Morrell Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 211
- 1995 to 1998: 684
- 1990 to 1994: 383
- 1980 to 1989: 977
- 1970 to 1979: 1,178
- 1960 to 1969: 633
- 1950 to 1959: 414
- 1940 to 1949: 309
- 1939 or earlier: 402
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluff City, TN (37618):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 40
- 2 bedrooms: 1,039
- 3 bedrooms: 2,320
- 4 bedrooms: 543
- 5 or more bedrooms: 87
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 102
- 2 bedrooms: 365
- 3 bedrooms: 318
- 4 bedrooms: 41
- 5 or more bedrooms: 14
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Vehicles available in 37618 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 224
- 1 vehicle: 788
- 2 vehicles: 1,716
- 3 vehicles: 915
- 4 vehicles: 284
- 5 or more vehicles: 102
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 67
- 1 vehicle: 297
- 2 vehicles: 378
- 3 vehicles: 73
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 37618:
- Less than $10,000: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 47
- $20,000 to $24,999: 22
- $25,000 to $29,999: 27
- $30,000 to $34,999: 60
- $35,000 to $39,999: 69
- $40,000 to $49,999: 111
- $50,000 to $59,999: 213
- $60,000 to $69,999: 313
- $70,000 to $79,999: 281
- $80,000 to $89,999: 356
- $90,000 to $99,999: 215
- $100,000 to $124,999: 290
- $125,000 to $149,999: 190
- $150,000 to $174,999: 147
- $175,000 to $199,999: 67
- $200,000 to $249,999: 130
- $250,000 to $299,999: 9
- $300,000 to $399,999: 33
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 37618:
- Less than $100: 10
- $100 to $149: 9
- $150 to $199: 29
- $200 to $249: 58
- $250 to $299: 105
- $300 to $349: 60
- $350 to $399: 96
- $400 to $449: 108
- $450 to $499: 78
- $500 to $549: 46
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 31
- $700 to $749: 3
- No cash rent: 149
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,032
- Black or African American householders: $109,701
- Asian householders: $417,796
- Two or more races householders: $101,464
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $80,575
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,443
- One, attached: 66
- Two: 80
- 3 or 4: 47
- 5 to 9: 61
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 23
- Mobile homes: 1,448
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,936 (86%)
- Carpooled: 539 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 18 (0%)
- Other means: 56 (1%)
- Worked at home: 157 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 100
- 5 to 9 minutes: 260
- 10 to 14 minutes: 734
- 15 to 19 minutes: 947
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1168
- 25 to 29 minutes: 525
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1076
- 35 to 39 minutes: 103
- 40 to 44 minutes: 73
- 45 to 59 minutes: 294
- 60 to 89 minutes: 136
- 90 or more minutes: 139
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,456
- In family households: 11,081 (3,050 male householders, 577 female householders)
3,128 spouses, 3,592 children (3,188 natural, 68 adopted, 336 stepchildren), 250 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 134 other relatives, 197 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,375 (569 male householders (477 living alone)), 654 female householders (601 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,502 2-persons, 960 3-persons, 798 4-persons, 260 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,078 1-person, 136 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
2,082 married couples with children.
504 single-parent households (153 men, 351 women).
97.8% of residents of 37618 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% very well, 20% well, 43% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 8% well, 8% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 25% not well, 12% not at all).
Foreign born population: 145 (1.2%)
(57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (17%)
- Mexico (16%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
- Canada (12%)
- Philippines (10%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Malaysia (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 28
- 1990 to 1994: 21
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 50
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 3145
- Other groups: 903
- English: 734
- German: 680
- Irish: 618
- Scotch-Irish: 202
- Dutch: 135
- Scottish: 132
- Welsh: 67
- Italian: 60
- French (except Basque): 45
- Polish: 35
- European: 32
- Swedish: 26
- British: 22
- Celtic: 19
- Norwegian: 18
- French Canadian: 12
- Swiss: 10
- Albanian: 8
- Arab:: 8
- Lebanese: 8
- Pennsylvania German: 8
- Yugoslavian: 8
- Danish: 2
- Czechoslovakian: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BRISTOL-BLUFF CITY UTILITY DIS (318 RIVERVIEW DRIVE # B in BLUFF CITY, TN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-TN0000079 1T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: BRISTOL/BLUFF CITY U.D. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRISTOL/BLUFF CITY U.D., BRISTOL/ BLUFF CITY UD
- BLUFF CITY WTP (226 MAIN STREET in BLUFF CITY, TN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: JEFFERY BROYLES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SCOTT WHALEY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JOE ALEXANDER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CITY OF BLUFF CITY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BLUFF CITY WATER TREATMENT PLT, CITY OF BLUFF CITY
- BLUFF CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (282 MAPLE DR,POBX 280 in BLUFF CITY, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0035
Organizations: SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRCT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BLUFF CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (337 CARTER ST in BLUFF CITY, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0040
Organizations: SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRCT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMERAUS TRACTOR CO. (317 HAMILTON HILL ROAD in BLUFF CITY, TN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: TIM D. JOHNSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- B & I PRINTING (PO BOX 161 in BLUFF CITY, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
- BLUFF CITY AUTO PARTS (807 JOHNSON CITY HIGHWAY in BLUFF CITY, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BLUFF CITY MARBLE (296 SUMMIT DRIVE in BLUFF CITY, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PLUMBING FIXTURES
- BRISTOL STP #2 (578 BEAVER CREEK ROAD in BLUFF CITY, TN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GROUP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MATTHEW DAKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRISTOL STP (PSG)
- DIXON TOOL & ENGINEERING INC (RURAL RT 5 in BLUFF CITY, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL FORGING.; OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
- AURORA HARDWOODS, INC. (340 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD in PINEY FLATS, TN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: BURIAL CASKETS
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (77%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7695
- Northeast: 533
- Midwest: 481
- South: 3409
- West: 161
58% of the 37618 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Tennessee.
Population in 1990: 11,146. Population change in the 1990s: +1,259 (+11.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
| Here: | 3.4% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
| Here: | 8.0% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 68
| Here: | 23.2% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Roofing Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
- Utilities: Sewage Treatment Facilities (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other group homes
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