37872 Zip Code (Sunbright, TN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,161
Zip code population in 2010: 2,041
Zip code population in 2000: 1,984

Houses and condos: 977
Renter-occupied apartments: 128
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 37872: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 95.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $901 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $885 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 37872:

• High school or higher: 76.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 37872:

• Never married: 27.7%
• Now married: 44.7%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 18.4%

• 
• • 2,03994.4%White
  • 793.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 411.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 37872, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,892 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,892
State:	$69,014

Salary/wage: $43,495 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,495
State:	$55,872

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 984.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3507.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6482.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8740.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14727.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $389 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$389
Tennessee:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,325 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,325
State:	$8,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,125 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,125
State:	+$33,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 630.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,467 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,467
State:	+$18,991

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.4% for AGIs below $25k, 152.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 355.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 521.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,650 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

37872:	$11,650
Tennessee:	$20,036

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 776.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,564 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,564
State:	$2,391

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.5% for AGIs below $25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.6%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 97.2% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37872, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,579 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,579
State:	$53,767

Salary/wage: $33,957 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,957
State:	$45,421

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $289 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$289
Tennessee:	$1,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,067 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,067
State:	$6,739

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$267 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	+$267
State:	+$19,082

Profit/loss from business: +$8,214 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,214
State:	+$15,240

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,600 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

37872:	$11,600
Tennessee:	$15,505

Total itemized deductions: $18,400 (28% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,400
State:	$21,976

Here:	27.6% of AGI
State:	17.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,186 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,186
State:	$6,709

Taxes paid: $3,530 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

37872:	$3,530
State:	$4,829

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,408 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,408
State:	$2,404

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.3%

Here:	62%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 60.5% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37872, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,412 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,412
State:	$44,088

Salary/wage: $28,180 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$28,180
State:	$38,825

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.5% for AGIs below $10k, 76.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $768 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$768
Tennessee:	$1,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $312 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$312
State:	$3,727

Net capital gain/loss: +$488 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	+$488
State:	+$15,776

Profit/loss from business: +$4,736 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,736
State:	+$12,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,933 (25% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,933
State:	$18,035

Here:	25.2% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,683 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,683
State:	$5,167

Here:	6.3% of AGI
State:	5.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,149 (reported on 66.5% of returns)

37872:	$3,149
State:	$7,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,941 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,941
State:	$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.4%

Here:	61%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 55.8% for AGIs below $10k, 64.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 37732, 37852, 37733, 37770, 38504, 37755.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 157
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 568

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (19 now married, 26 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 344 (131 now married, 213 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 37872 with a mortgage: 301 (10 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,063
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $387

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 37872 household income distribution in 2022

• 38Less than $10,000
• 78$10,000 to $14,999
• 45$15,000 to $19,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 50$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 54$35,000 to $39,999
• 32$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 75$60,000 to $74,999
• 73$75,000 to $99,999
• 86$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 50$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 37872

• 12Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 31$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 95$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 15$175,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 40$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999
• 78$500,000 to $749,999
• 29$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 37872

• 3$300 to $349
• 14$400 to $449
• 19$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 41$600 to $649
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 40No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $942.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,978

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $141,357 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,638 - $253,340

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $310,728

Here:	$310,728
State:	$374,382

Mobile homes: $83,372

Here:	$83,372
State:	$101,421

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 750
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 8
• Mobile homes: 206

Unemployment: 3.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 37872

• 83.7%584Drove a car alone
• 8.9%62Carpooled
• 0.4%3Walked
• 0.4%3Other means
• 3.0%21Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 37872

• 34Less than 5 minutes
• 685 to 9 minutes
• 1910 to 14 minutes
• 5515 to 19 minutes
• 16420 to 24 minutes
• 6625 to 29 minutes
• 5730 to 34 minutes
• 535 to 39 minutes
• 9045 to 59 minutes
• 7160 to 89 minutes
• 2390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,161

• Male householders: 328 (63 living alone), Female householders: 403 (73 living alone)

• 343 spouses (343 opposite-sex spouses), 105 unmarried partners, (105 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 768 children (615 natural, 154 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 127 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 51 non-relatives

Size of family households: 215 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 63 2-persons

180 married couples with children.
316 single-parent households (96 men, 220 women).

98.2% of residents of 37872 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 38% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DIXIE SHAMROCK OIL AND GAS, INC. (SHEPHERD BRANCH OIL FIELD in SUNBRIGHT, TN)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1996-0382, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.3%

Population in 1990: 2,210.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,537
• Northeast: 88
• Midwest: 185
• South: 266
• West: 62

65% of the 37872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

94% of the 37872 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 2)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 17. The highest number of fires - 28 took place in 2007, and the least - 3 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.1%), and Structure Fires (42.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 37872
• 12045.1%Outside Fires
• 11342.5%Structure Fires
• 2910.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 41.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 37872, Tennessee

Most common first names in zip code 37872 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	16	72.6 years
James	15	70.4 years
John	15	76.9 years
Robert	6	68.0 years
Thomas	6	80.2 years
Charlie	5	83.4 years
Edward	5	76.2 years
Mary	5	72.4 years
Minnie	5	81.0 years
Ruth	5	74.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 37872 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hamby	17	74.6 years
Jones	17	75.2 years
Galloway	15	73.5 years
Shannon	15	75.1 years
Freels	14	75.7 years
Davis	13	76.7 years
Young	11	80.4 years
Brown	11	73.3 years
England	10	74.0 years
Webb	9	70.3 years