Estimated median household income in 2008: $27,845
| This zip code: | $27,845 | | Tennessee: | $43,614 |
Nearest zip codes: 37841, 37852, 37732, 37756, 37892, 38504.
Housing units in zip code 37755 with a mortgage: 301 (14 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 268
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $939
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $302
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 26.2% | | Whole state: | 15.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 37755 include: New River Baptist Church (A), Low Gap Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Reed Cemetery (1), Punkin Hollow Cemetery (2), Cordell Cemetery (3), Cotton Cemetery (4), Sulphur Spring Cemetery (5), Cecil Cemetery (6), Pike Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: West Creek (A), Greasy Creek (B), Flat Creek (C), Brimstone Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Helenwood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 41
- 1995 to 1998: 174
- 1990 to 1994: 235
- 1980 to 1989: 260
- 1970 to 1979: 366
- 1960 to 1969: 111
- 1950 to 1959: 78
- 1940 to 1949: 48
- 1939 or earlier: 61
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Helenwood, TN (37755): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 41
- 2 bedrooms: 283
- 3 bedrooms: 469
- 4 bedrooms: 137
- 5 or more bedrooms: 32
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 42
- 2 bedrooms: 197
- 3 bedrooms: 92
- 4 bedrooms: 2
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 37755 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 51
- 1 vehicle: 190
- 2 vehicles: 506
- 3 vehicles: 157
- 4 vehicles: 21
- 5 or more vehicles: 37
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 164
- 2 vehicles: 124
- 3 vehicles: 18
- 4 vehicles: 11
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 37755:
- Less than $10,000: 38
- $10,000 to $14,999: 19
- $15,000 to $19,999: 21
- $20,000 to $24,999: 28
- $25,000 to $29,999: 45
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 79
- $50,000 to $59,999: 94
- $60,000 to $69,999: 65
- $70,000 to $79,999: 58
- $80,000 to $89,999: 76
- $90,000 to $99,999: 54
- $100,000 to $124,999: 152
- $125,000 to $149,999: 102
- $150,000 to $174,999: 27
- $175,000 to $199,999: 26
- $200,000 to $249,999: 43
- $250,000 to $299,999: 28
- $300,000 to $399,999: 21
- $400,000 to $499,999: 10
- $500,000 to $749,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 37755:
- Less than $100: 27
- $100 to $149: 20
- $150 to $199: 28
- $200 to $249: 34
- $250 to $299: 13
- $300 to $349: 30
- $350 to $399: 48
- $400 to $449: 59
- $450 to $499: 24
- $500 to $549: 23
- $550 to $599: 10
- $600 to $649: 1
- $650 to $699: 3
- No cash rent: 41
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $58,861.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,050
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $353,171
- Two or more races householders: $117,723
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $84,790 (it was $53,100 in 2000)
| 37755: | $84,790 | | Tennessee: | $138,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,139 - $119,283
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $134,983| Here: | $134,983 | | State: | $192,889 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $118,570| Here: | $118,570 | | State: | $164,171 |
Mobile homes: $37,539| Here: | $37,539 | | State: | $44,109 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 787
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 33
- 3 or 4: 29
- 5 to 9: 10
- 10 to 19: 3
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 504

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 971 (81%)
- Carpooled: 175 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
- Walked: 20 (2%)
- Other means: 15 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 64
- 5 to 9 minutes: 205
- 10 to 14 minutes: 233
- 15 to 19 minutes: 277
- 20 to 24 minutes: 121
- 25 to 29 minutes: 13
- 30 to 34 minutes: 28
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 23
- 45 to 59 minutes: 72
- 60 to 89 minutes: 86
- 90 or more minutes: 67
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,413
- In family households: 3,069 (734 male householders, 258 female householders)
820 spouses, 1,127 children (1,004 natural, 26 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 23 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 344 (107 male householders (82 living alone)), 195 female householders (186 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 374 2-persons, 268 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 268 1-person, 26 2-persons, 8 3-persons.
647 married couples with children.
216 single-parent households (59 men, 157 women).
97.6% of residents of 37755 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 18% well, 39% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 33 (1.0%)
(84.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (85%)
- Iraq (15%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 13
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 10
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 3,386
Black population: 10
American Indian population: 11
Asian population: 4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 1
Two or more races population: 38
First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 811 |
|  Other groups: 213 |
|  German: 147 |
|  English: 145 |
|  Irish: 108 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 50 |
|  Scottish: 48 |
|  Polish: 47 |
|  Welsh: 20 |
|  Italian: 12 |
|  Dutch: 11 |
|  European: 7 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  French (except Basque): 6 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 5 |
|  Arab:: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 3 |
|  Slovak: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHL MICROSPHERES, INC. (13271 SCOTT HWY in ONEDIA, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
- CUMBERLAND INDUSTRIES INC (HIGHWAY 27 in HELENWOOD, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,589
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (7%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2545
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 328
- South: 464
- West: 23
60% of the 37755 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Tennessee.
Population in 1990: 2,583. Population change in the 1990s: +867 (+33.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 10.5% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTR (163 HELENWOOD DETOUR ROAD, in HELENWOOD, TN; small business): $2,079,587 in 24 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Drums and Cans, Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers, Boxes, Cartons, and Crates by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $25,355; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $47,275; 2004: $1,600,432; 2005: $406,525; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$477,088 with Navy for Drums and Cans. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2005-04-06.
$347,967, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-07. Completion date: 2005-05-11.
$208,620, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-15. Completion date: 2005-02-26.
$208,005, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-15. Completion date: 2004-09-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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