Estimated zip code population in 2017: 28,211 Zip code population in 2010: 27,585 Zip code population in 2000: 22,438
Houses and condos: 12,454 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,157
% of renters here:
19%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 37659: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 128.8 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 219 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.5% ($901)
Tennessee:
0.7% ($1,165)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $924 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $851 (0.5%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2017: $169,694
37659:
$169,694
Tennessee:
$167,500
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 56 registered sex offenders living in 37659 zip code as of January 27, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 37659 is 496 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
44.5 years
Tennessee median age:
38.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Tennessee:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37659, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,994 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,994
State:
$53,767
Salary/wage: $48,704 (reported on 83.8% of returns)
Here:
$48,704
State:
$45,421
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 69.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,093 (reported on 37.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,093
Tennessee:
$1,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,458 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,458
State:
$6,739
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,956 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:
+$5,956
State:
+$19,082
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$17,245 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$17,245
State:
+$15,240
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,107 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
37659:
$15,107
Tennessee:
$15,505
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $23,933 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
37659:
$23,933
Tennessee:
$22,567
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $21,064 (18% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:
$21,064
State:
$21,976
Here:
18.2% of AGI
State:
17.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $6,762 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
$6,762
State:
$6,709
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,269 (reported on 22.0% of returns)
37659:
$4,269
State:
$4,829
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,033 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,033
State:
$2,404
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.0%
Here:
51%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 47.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 82.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37659, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,476 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,476
State:
$44,088
Salary/wage: $38,430 (reported on 86.2% of returns)
Here:
$38,430
State:
$38,825
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.8% for AGIs below $10k, 76.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,264 (reported on 42.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,264
Tennessee:
$1,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,874 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,874
State:
$3,727
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$9,644 (reported on 12.9% of returns)
Here:
+$9,644
State:
+$15,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,770 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
+$13,770
State:
+$12,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,756 (reported on 2.2% of returns)
37659:
$2,756
Tennessee:
$2,934
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $19,051 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
Here:
$19,051
Tennessee:
$16,857
Total itemized deductions: $17,241 (21% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)
Here:
$17,241
State:
$18,035
Here:
21.4% of AGI
State:
19.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,734 (5% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$4,734
State:
$5,167
Here:
5.5% of AGI
State:
5.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $6,047 (reported on 76.1% of returns)
37659:
$6,047
State:
$7,482
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,648 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,648
State:
$1,826
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.8%
Here:
59%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,239 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10,158
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 226 (181 now married, 45 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 5,437 (3,129 now married, 2,279 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 37659 with a mortgage: 5,715 (45 second mortgage, 315 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,523
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,106 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $311
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
9.1%
Whole state:
15.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
5.4%
Whole state:
8.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 37659: Unaka View (A), Clarkville Iron Furnace Documentary Site (B), Unaka Ranger Station (C), Sally Hole (D), Deacon Store (E), Jonesborough Fire Department (F), Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department (G), Washington County Courthouse (H), Jonesborough City Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 37659 include: Double Springs Baptist Church (A), Bowmantown Baptist Church (B), Harmony Baptist Church (C), Sulphur Springs Baptist Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Gragg Chapel (F), Union Tabernacle (G), Union Church (H), Vincent United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jones Cemetery (1), Bacon Cemetery (2), Williams Cemetery (3), Vaughn Cemetery (4), Union Cemetery (5), Taylor Cemetery (6), Stuart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Leesburg Branch (A), Lebanon Branch (B), Straight Creek (C), Bacon Branch (D), Barkley Branch (E), Briar Creek (F), Jackson Creek (G), Dry Creek (H), Keplinger Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesborough, TN (37659) in owner-occupied houses/condos
122no vehicle
1,9291 vehicle
4,2642 vehicles
1,7443 vehicles
8444 vehicles
3725+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesborough, TN (37659) in renter-occupied apartments
253no vehicle
1,0071 vehicle
6222 vehicles
2433 vehicles
384 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 37659 household income distribution in 2017
602Less than $10,000
520$10,000 to $14,999
512$15,000 to $19,999
614$20,000 to $24,999
511$25,000 to $29,999
868$30,000 to $34,999
471$35,000 to $39,999
709$40,000 to $44,999
654$45,000 to $49,999
1,159$50,000 to $59,999
1,352$60,000 to $74,999
1,281$75,000 to $99,999
798$100,000 to $124,999
371$125,000 to $149,999
458$150,000 to $199,999
408$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 37659
100Less than $10,000
111$10,000 to $14,999
72$15,000 to $19,999
93$20,000 to $24,999
39$25,000 to $29,999
127$30,000 to $34,999
110$35,000 to $39,999
179$40,000 to $49,999
175$50,000 to $59,999
273$60,000 to $69,999
153$70,000 to $79,999
413$80,000 to $89,999
299$90,000 to $99,999
870$100,000 to $124,999
991$125,000 to $149,999
1,046$150,000 to $174,999
755$175,000 to $199,999
910$200,000 to $249,999
735$250,000 to $299,999
568$300,000 to $399,999
257$400,000 to $499,999
253$500,000 to $749,999
244$750,000 to $999,999
50$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
18$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 37659
77$150 to $199
76$200 to $249
68$250 to $299
199$300 to $349
105$350 to $399
60$400 to $449
162$450 to $499
167$500 to $549
48$550 to $599
148$600 to $649
112$650 to $699
63$700 to $749
29$750 to $799
177$800 to $899
74$900 to $999
54$1,000 to $1,249
26$1,250 to $1,499
69$1,500 to $1,999
310No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $764.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $160,992.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $178,926
Black or African American householders: $117,991
Asian householders: $253,895
Two or more races householders: $169,694
Hispanic or Latino householders: $163,600
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $169,694
37659:
$169,694
Tennessee:
$167,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,529 - $248,805
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,819
One, attached: 82
Two: 226
3 or 4: 84
5 to 9: 288
10 to 19: 34
20 to 49: 28
50 or more: 102
Mobile homes: 1,749
Unemployment: 2.8%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 37659
88.9%11,468Drove a car alone
4.6%595Carpooled
0.2%31Motorcycle
0.1%14Bicycle
0.3%33Walked
0.7%88Other means
5.4%700Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 37659
271Less than 5 minutes
1,0845 to 9 minutes
1,08010 to 14 minutes
2,00515 to 19 minutes
2,75020 to 24 minutes
1,51725 to 29 minutes
1,62630 to 34 minutes
47135 to 39 minutes
23740 to 44 minutes
76145 to 59 minutes
21060 to 89 minutes
18090 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 27,475
In family households: 23,217 (4,229 male householders, 3,634 female householders)
6,439 spouses, 7,435 children (6,747 natural, 207 adopted, 483 stepchildren), 436 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 238 parents, 180 other relatives, 300 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,253 (1,933 male householders (1,539 living alone)), 1,587 female householders (1,330 living alone)), 730 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 734 (393 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,218 2-persons, 1,834 3-persons, 1,126 4-persons, 499 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,866 1-person, 572 2-persons, 78 3-persons
4,073 married couples with children.
989 single-parent households (144 men, 845 women).
96.7% of residents of 37659 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 11% well, 9% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% very well, 41% well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 711 (2.5%) (45.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.5%
Whole state:
5.2%
18%Armenia
12%Bangladesh
8%France
4%Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
3%El Salvador
3%Eritrea
3%Hungary
39%American
10%English
7%German
6%Irish
4%Scotch-Irish
3%Scottish
2%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2372010 or later
1902000 to 2009
1631990 to 1999
266Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AEROJET ORDNANCE TENNESSEE (1367 OLD STATE RTE. 34 in JONESBOROUGH, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES, EXCEPT ALUMINUM AND COPPER; AMMUNITION, EXCEPT FOR SMALL ARMS; ORDNANCE AND ACCESSORIES; METALWORKING MACHINERY Business NAICS classification: AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING. Organizations: KELVIN SMALLEY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BENNY COLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AEROJET ORDINANCE
DAVID CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL (684 OLD STATE ROUTE 34 in JONESBOROUGH, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0038 Organizations: WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CLASS ON WHEELS (4722 CHEROKEE ROAD in JONESBOROUGH, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DANNY BECKETT (CONTACT/OWNER)
CELLOFOAM (HWY 14 in JONESBOROUGH, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
83.7%Electricity
5.5%Utility gas
5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.2%Wood
1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.6%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 18,736. Population change in the 1990s: +3,702 (+19.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,975
Northeast: 1,666
Midwest: 2,075
South: 5,897
West: 648
66% of the 37659 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.
89% of the 37659 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 642
Here:
20.1%
Tennessee:
11.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74
Here:
6.7%
Tennessee:
13.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 263
Here:
21.1%
Tennessee:
22.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
70,892Architecture and engineering occupations
66,277Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
64,861Life, physical, and social science occupations
64,083Computer and mathematical occupations
62,513Business and financial operations occupations
58,894Law enforcement workers including supervisors
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
AEROJET ORDNANCE TENNESSEE INC (1367 OLD STATE ROUTE 34 in JONESBOROUGH, TN) : $13,544,990 in 53 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Grenades, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous, Ammunition, through 30 mm, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment, and moreby Army, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $520,523; 2001: $752,136; 2002: $2,511,009; 2003: $4,325,248; 2004: $2,321,843; 2005: $3,025,611; 2006: $88,620.
Biggest contracts:
$2,713,066 with Army for Grenades. Signed on 2005-01-13. Completion date: 2003-05-01.
$2,522,650, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-25. Completion date: 2003-05-01.
$2,237,590, same as above.Signed on 2002-05-17. Completion date: 2003-05-01.
$1,498,952, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-24. Completion date: 2003-05-01.
POLYONE CORPORATION (260 OLD STATE ROUTE 34 in JONESBOROUGH, TN) : $728,724 in 5 contractsfrom 1999 to 2000
Contracts for Tire Rebuilding and Tire and Tube Repair Materials by Army Signed by year:2000: $431,322; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$344,362 with Army for Tire Rebuilding and Tire and Tube Repair Materials. Signed on 2000-01-27. Completion date: 2000-04-11.
$99,134, same as above.Signed on 1999-12-09. Completion date: 2000-01-20.
$99,134, same as above.Signed on 1999-12-07. Completion date: 1999-12-27.
$99,134, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-14. Completion date: 1999-11-23.
CYNTHIA C DISON (124 HERITAGE PARK PL in JONESBOROUGH, TN; small business) : $259,824 in 6 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Medical/Psychiatric Consultation Services, Gastroenterology Services by Department of Veterans Affairs Signed by year:2000: $84,000; 2001: $42,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $87,744; 2004: $46,080; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$46,080 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical/Psychiatric Consultation Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$44,736, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$43,008 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Gastroenterology Services. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$42,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: