Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,884
| This zip code: | $34,884 | | Tennessee: | $42,367 |
Nearest zip codes: 37829, 37723, 37880, 37748, 37763, 37337.
Housing units in zip code 37854 with a mortgage: 1,301 (97 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,200
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $887
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $269
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 20.3% | | Whole state: | 15.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Rockwood Filtration Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in zip code 37854 include: Daysville Baptist Church (A), Postoak Church (B), Post Oak Springs Church (C), Post Oak Church (D), Eagle Furnace Church (E), Pond Grove Christian Church (F), Eureka Church (G), Phillippi Church (H), Glen Alice Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Winton Chapel Cemetery (1), Shillings Cemetery (2), Eagle Furnace Cemetery (3), Post Oak Springs Cemetery (4), Powell Cemetery (5), Newcome Cemetery (6), Golliher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Madden Branch (A), Mammys Creek (B), Blake Branch (C), Bladshaw Branch (D), Hudson Branch (E), Birds Branch (F), McGuffey Branch (G), Hollow Branch (H), Golliher Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 131
- 1995 to 1998: 519
- 1990 to 1994: 350
- 1980 to 1989: 699
- 1970 to 1979: 1,192
- 1960 to 1969: 839
- 1950 to 1959: 664
- 1940 to 1949: 444
- 1939 or earlier: 536
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockwood, TN (37854): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 122
- 2 bedrooms: 861
- 3 bedrooms: 2,225
- 4 bedrooms: 380
- 5 or more bedrooms: 80
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 319
- 2 bedrooms: 490
- 3 bedrooms: 303
- 4 bedrooms: 53
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 37854 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 179
- 1 vehicle: 971
- 2 vehicles: 1,527
- 3 vehicles: 673
- 4 vehicles: 206
- 5 or more vehicles: 112
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 288
- 1 vehicle: 475
- 2 vehicles: 369
- 3 vehicles: 46
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 37854:
- Less than $10,000: 92
- $10,000 to $14,999: 46
- $15,000 to $19,999: 59
- $20,000 to $24,999: 91
- $25,000 to $29,999: 115
- $30,000 to $34,999: 98
- $35,000 to $39,999: 108
- $40,000 to $49,999: 210
- $50,000 to $59,999: 199
- $60,000 to $69,999: 193
- $70,000 to $79,999: 252
- $80,000 to $89,999: 283
- $90,000 to $99,999: 201
- $100,000 to $124,999: 548
- $125,000 to $149,999: 451
- $150,000 to $174,999: 177
- $175,000 to $199,999: 141
- $200,000 to $249,999: 207
- $250,000 to $299,999: 71
- $300,000 to $399,999: 111
- $400,000 to $499,999: 56
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $1,000,000 or more: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 37854:
- Less than $100: 46
- $100 to $149: 61
- $150 to $199: 101
- $200 to $249: 77
- $250 to $299: 96
- $300 to $349: 91
- $350 to $399: 91
- $400 to $449: 31
- $450 to $499: 7
- $500 to $549: 46
- $700 to $749: 13
- $750 to $799: 11
- No cash rent: 301
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $69,918.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,802
- Black or African American householders: $58,067
- Asian householders: $125,911
- Two or more races householders: $104,877
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $151,242
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,136 (it was $64,900 in 2000)
| 37854: | $96,136 | | Tennessee: | $130,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,246 - $120,972
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $137,854| Here: | $137,854 | | State: | $188,120 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $190,938| Here: | $190,938 | | State: | $161,999 |
In 2-unit structures: $57,504| Here: | $57,504 | | State: | $142,458 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,767| Here: | $175,767 | | State: | $133,385 |
Mobile homes: $39,569| Here: | $39,569 | | State: | $44,109 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000| Here: | $85,000 | | State: | $46,838 |
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: 3,694
- One, attached: 42
- Two: 71
- 3 or 4: 132
- 5 to 9: 90
- 10 to 19: 75
- 20 to 49: 46
- 50 or more: 106
- Mobile homes: 1,088
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,969 (83%)
- Carpooled: 643 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
- Walked: 43 (1%)
- Other means: 19 (0%)
- Worked at home: 100 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 163
- 5 to 9 minutes: 523
- 10 to 14 minutes: 894
- 15 to 19 minutes: 707
- 20 to 24 minutes: 584
- 25 to 29 minutes: 153
- 30 to 34 minutes: 547
- 35 to 39 minutes: 149
- 40 to 44 minutes: 166
- 45 to 59 minutes: 492
- 60 to 89 minutes: 242
- 90 or more minutes: 74
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,645
- In family households: 10,114 (2,654 male householders, 811 female householders)
2,691 spouses, 3,189 children (2,848 natural, 38 adopted, 303 stepchildren), 264 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 175 other relatives, 158 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,531 (547 male householders (483 living alone)), 842 female householders (787 living alone)), 142 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 210 (179 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,648 2-persons, 873 3-persons, 636 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,270 1-person, 113 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
1,716 married couples with children.
574 single-parent households (123 men, 451 women).
98.4% of residents of 37854 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 26% well, 9% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 12% well, 17% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% very well, 46% well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 108 (0.9%)
(59.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Taiwan (20%)
- Germany (12%)
- Korea (12%)
- Philippines (10%)
- Australia (9%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (9%)
- Japan (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 14
- 1990 to 1994: 10
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 23
- 1975 to 1979: 12
- 1970 to 1974: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 21
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White population: 11,247
Black population: 359
American Indian population: 37
Asian population: 28
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 13
Two or more races population: 103

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 3545 |
|  Other groups: 1020 |
|  Irish: 667 |
|  German: 600 |
|  English: 591 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 245 |
|  European: 199 |
|  Scottish: 185 |
|  French (except Basque): 101 |
|  Dutch: 93 |
|  Polish: 64 |
|  Italian: 63 |
|  Welsh: 39 |
|  Norwegian: 27 |
|  British: 24 |
|  Australian: 20 |
|  Danish: 19 |
|  Swedish: 18 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 11 |
|  Slovak: 11 |
|  Canadian: 10 |
|  Slavic: 10 |
|  New Zealander: 10 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9 |
|  Jamaican: 9 |
|  French Canadian: 8 |
|  Arab:: 7 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  Slovene: 7 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 7 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Czech: 3 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALBA WALDENSIAN INCORPORATED (425 GATEWAY in ROCKWOOD, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: HOSIERY; ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC, AND SURGICAL APPLIANCES AND SUPPLIES
Business NAICS classification: SHEER HOSIERY MILLS.
Organizations: RON HARRISON, VICE PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALBA-HEALTH LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALBA HEALTH LLC, KAYSER-ROTH CORP.
- CHASE SCIENTIFIC GLASS INC. (234 CARDIFF VALLEY ROAD in ROCKWOOD, TN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: GLASS PRODUCTS, MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS
Business NAICS classification: GLASS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS.
Organizations: STEVE MUNZER, PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LEWIS D. COX (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STEVE MUNZER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHASE INSTRUMENTS CORP.
- CAPSTAN TENNESSEE INC. (315 CARDIFF VALLEY RD in ROCKWOOD, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Alternative names: ACT GROUP
- ATLANTIC SOFT DRINK CO. INC. (POST OAK RD in ROCKWOOD, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BAIRD RAY R (325 N KINGSTON AVENUE in ROCKWOOD, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC./BURLINGTON S (MAIN STREET in ROCKWOOD, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER HOSIERY AND SOCK MILLS.
- BURROWS PRINTING & OFFICE SUP (123 WEST ROCKWOOD STREET in ROCKWOOD, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
- COAL ENERGY INC (RT 1 in ROCKWOOD, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
- BULLET BRANCH BOAT RAMP (JOINER HOLLOW ROAD in ROCKWOOD, TN)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Alternative names: MIDTOWN DRUMS SITE
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,963
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (42%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9109
- Northeast: 260
- Midwest: 869
- South: 1316
- West: 150
61% of the 37854 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, 59% lived in Tennessee.
Population in 1990: 10,384. Population change in the 1990s: +1,407 (+13.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
| Here: | 4.2% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 3.4% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 6.0% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- TOHO TENAX AMERICA INC (121 CARDIFF VALLEY RD in ROCKWOOD, TN)
$5,145 with Army for Military Chemical Agents. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
180 people in nursing homes
31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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