37881 Zip Code (TN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,862
Zip code population in 2010: 2,291
Zip code population in 2000: 1,986

Houses and condos: 1,045
Renter-occupied apartments: 133
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 37881: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 71.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 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: $682 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $574 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 37881:

• High school or higher: 70.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 37881:

• Never married: 22.0%
• Now married: 54.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 15.2%

• 
• • 1,80597.0%White
  • 301.6%American Indian
  • 140.8%Two or more races
  • 120.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 37881, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,452 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,452
State:	$69,014

Salary/wage: $39,361 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$39,361
State:	$55,872

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1109.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3569.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5685.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10275.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18660.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $468 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$468
Tennessee:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,720 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,720
State:	$8,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.2% for AGIs below $25k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,986 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,986
State:	+$33,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $25k, 572.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,500 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,500
State:	+$18,991

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 207.8% for AGIs below $25k, 301.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 870.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,675 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

37881:	$8,675
Tennessee:	$20,036

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 173.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,391

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.2% for AGIs below $25k, 94.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37881, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $30,991 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,991
State:	$53,767

Salary/wage: $30,216 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$30,216
State:	$45,421

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $674 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$674
Tennessee:	$1,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,133 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,133
State:	$6,739

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$600 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$19,082

Profit/loss from business: +$6,088 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,088
State:	+$15,240

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,350 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

37881:	$5,350
Tennessee:	$15,505

Total itemized deductions: $17,517 (28% of AGI, reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,517
State:	$21,976

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

Charity contributions: $2,900 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,900
State:	$6,709

Taxes paid: $3,250 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

37881:	$3,250
State:	$4,829

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,404

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.2%

Here:	62%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37881, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,661 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,661
State:	$44,088

Salary/wage: $26,047 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,047
State:	$38,825

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $10k, 84.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $642 (reported on 27.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$642
Tennessee:	$1,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $804 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$804
State:	$3,727

Net capital gain/loss: +$732 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$732
State:	+$15,776

Profit/loss from business: +$4,748 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,748
State:	+$12,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,917 (27% of AGI, reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,917
State:	$18,035

Here:	27.0% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,000 (5% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,000
State:	$5,167

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	5.3% of AGI

Total tax: $2,528 (reported on 67.5% of returns)

37881:	$2,528
State:	$7,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,804 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,804
State:	$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.6%

Here:	73%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 37708, 37811, 37869, 37814, 37879, 37860.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 160
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 614

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 374 (164 now married, 209 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 37881 with a mortgage: 217 (8 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $875
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $276

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

• Zip code 37881 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 76$10,000 to $14,999
• 75$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 51$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 58$35,000 to $39,999
• 44$40,000 to $44,999
• 51$45,000 to $49,999
• 57$50,000 to $59,999
• 91$60,000 to $74,999
• 66$75,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 37881

• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 33$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$60,000 to $69,999
• 36$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999
• 81$100,000 to $124,999
• 67$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 49$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 43$250,000 to $299,999
• 55$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 37881

• 7$200 to $249
• 14$350 to $399
• 19$600 to $649
• 9$700 to $749
• 83No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $863.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,815

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $153,873 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,427 - $226,214

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,502

Here:	$188,502
State:	$374,382

Mobile homes: $102,248

Here:	$102,248
State:	$101,421

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 745
• Mobile homes: 288

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 37881

• 67.3%453Drove a car alone
• 26.0%175Carpooled
• 2.7%18Walked
• 0.6%4Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 37881

• 185 to 9 minutes
• 2610 to 14 minutes
• 7515 to 19 minutes
• 3320 to 24 minutes
• 9225 to 29 minutes
• 10030 to 34 minutes
• 6235 to 39 minutes
• 4240 to 44 minutes
• 6945 to 59 minutes
• 12360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 22.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,862

• Male householders: 509 (92 living alone), Female householders: 267 (76 living alone)

• 407 spouses (407 opposite-sex spouses), 114 unmarried partners, (114 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 479 children (418 natural, 17 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 11 foster children, 7 other relatives, 21 non-relatives

Size of family households: 312 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 47 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 167 1-person, 14 2-persons, 20 3-persons

146 married couples with children.
122 single-parent households (14 men, 108 women).

99.6% of residents of 37881 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT, INC. DBA CMT. (RT 2 DRY VALLEY ROAD THORNHILL in THORN HILL, TN)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.1%

Population in 1990: 1,676. Population change in the 1990s: +310 (+18.5%).

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

• This state: 1,174
• Northeast: 115
• Midwest: 224
• South: 301
• West: 27

69% of the 37881 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

99% of the 37881 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 210% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SMALL BEAR TECHNICAL CONSULTIN (1458 PAWPAW RD in THORN HILL, TN; small business)

  $44,000 with Army for Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2006-03-31.

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

• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 12. The highest number of reported fires - 27 took place in 2008, and the least - 3 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (38.6%), and Outside Fires (38.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 37881
• 8038.6%Structure Fires
• 7938.2%Outside Fires
• 3014.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 188.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 37881, Tennessee

Most common first names in zip code 37881 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	73.2 years
Robert	11	66.9 years
William	10	75.3 years
John	9	80.5 years
Henry	7	78.6 years
Mary	7	81.5 years
Charles	5	73.2 years
Charlie	5	79.4 years
Jessie	5	77.0 years
George	5	71.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 37881 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dalton	53	69.4 years
Collins	28	74.9 years
Coffey	25	72.0 years
Holt	16	63.0 years
Harville	14	75.6 years
Wolfenbarger	12	73.7 years
Scearce	12	72.7 years
Wolfe	12	76.9 years
Harrell	10	76.9 years
Turnmire	10	71.2 years