Estimated zip code population in 2019: 7,823 Zip code population in 2010: 7,511 Zip code population in 2000: 6,690
Houses and condos: 2,300 Renter-occupied apartments: 491
% of renters here:
24%
State:
33%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 37887: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 92.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 85 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.7% ($723)
Tennessee:
0.6% ($1,220)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $624 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $793 (0.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 5,252
(67.1%)
Females: 2,570
(32.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 37887:
High school or higher: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 37887:
Never married: 37.7%
Now married: 42.7%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 14.5%
Zip code 37887 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37887, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,493 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,493
State:
$53,767
Salary/wage: $37,844 (reported on 85.1% of returns)
Here:
$37,844
State:
$45,421
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $922 (reported on 22.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$922
Tennessee:
$1,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,046 (reported on 6.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,046
State:
$6,739
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$550 (reported on 4.0% of returns)
Here:
+$550
State:
+$19,082
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,170 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,170
State:
+$15,240
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,380 (reported on 5.0% of returns)
37887:
$10,380
Tennessee:
$15,505
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,017 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
$19,017
State:
$21,976
Here:
21.3% of AGI
State:
17.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,800 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:
$5,800
State:
$6,709
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,657 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
37887:
$3,657
State:
$4,829
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,417 (reported on 25.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,417
State:
$2,404
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.4%
Here:
59%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $25k, 61.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37887, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,675 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$32,675
State:
$44,088
Salary/wage: $31,673 (reported on 87.7% of returns)
Here:
$31,673
State:
$38,825
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,248 (reported on 30.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,248
Tennessee:
$1,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,021 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,021
State:
$3,727
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,969 (reported on 6.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,969
State:
+$15,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,130 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,130
State:
+$12,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,269 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
37887:
$2,269
Tennessee:
$2,934
Total itemized deductions: $15,531 (23% of AGI, reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:
$15,531
State:
$18,035
Here:
22.7% of AGI
State:
19.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,176 (7% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:
$5,176
State:
$5,167
Here:
7.0% of AGI
State:
5.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,629 (reported on 70.7% of returns)
37887:
$3,629
State:
$7,482
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,741 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,741
State:
$1,826
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.2%
Here:
62%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 52.2% for AGIs below $10k, 67.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.2% for AGIs over 100k)
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: 412 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,590
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 90 (79 now married, 11 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 941 (587 now married, 348 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 37887 with a mortgage: 751 (57 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 789
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $903 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
17.4%
Whole state:
13.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
12.8%
Whole state:
8.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 37887: Brushy Mountain State Honor Farm (A), Morgan County Landfill (B), Buck Switch (C), Morgan County Volunteer Fire Department (D), Wartburg Volunteer Fire Department (E), Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry Morgan District (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 37887 include: Wartburg First Baptist Church (A), Liberty Baptist Church (B), Ormes Chapel (C), Macedonia Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wartburg Cemetery (1), Thorton Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3), Flat Fork Cemetery (4), Armes Chapel Cemetery (5), Beech Fork Cemetery (6), Nelson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Loudon Creek (A), Little Creek (B), Linlog Branch (C), Lick Branch (D), Laurel Fork (E), Bardill Branch (F), Knight Branch (G), Judge Branch (H), Jones Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 37887 include: Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area (1), Obed Wild and Scenic River (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 2,823 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 668 2-persons, 347 3-persons, 389 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 478 1-person, 9 2-persons, 8 5-persons
530 married couples with children.
399 single-parent households (247 men, 152 women).
96.8% of residents of 37887 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 14% well, 14% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 67% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 72 (0.9%) (55.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
5.5%
86%Honduras
8%France
17%English
14%German
11%American
10%Irish
2%Scottish
1%Italian
1%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
232010 or later
212000 to 2009
371990 to 1999
10Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1315 KNOXVILLE HW in WARTBURG, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0010 Organizations: MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (1119 KNOXVILLE HW in WARTBURG, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0015 Organizations: MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (146 LIBERTY RD in WARTBURG, TN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0013 Organizations: MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ADVANCE TRANSFORMER COMPANY (1975 KNOXVILLE HIGHWAY in WARTBURG, TN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Large Quantity Generators, more that 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: POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM).; POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING. Organizations: HERAEUS METAL PROCESSING, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
ADKINS TRUCKING CO (?? in WARTBURG, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ARCHIE ANDERSON TRUCKING (PO BOX 236 in WARTBURG, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
B & D MINING INC (HWY 62 & PETIT LN NE in WARTBURG, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.0%
47.8%Utility gas
46.3%Electricity
4.1%Wood
0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.5%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 3,976. Population change in the 1990s: +2,714 (+68.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,081
Northeast: 126
Midwest: 544
South: 769
West: 186
72% of the 37887 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.
78% of the 37887 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:
2.3%
Tennessee:
13.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:
5.7%
Tennessee:
13.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:
4.0%
Tennessee:
23.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
82,069Architecture and engineering occupations
77,279Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
67,722Business and financial operations occupations
64,861Management occupations
45,255Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
43,102Construction and extraction occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
CITIZENS BANK & TRUST CO (407 ELIZA STREET in WARTBURG, TN; small business) : $106,524 in 36 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $35,196; 2004: $8,856; 2005: $38,536; 2006: $23,936.
Biggest contracts:
$2,992 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,992, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,992, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,992, same as above.Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
SPECIALTY SPORTSWEAR (308 LETORY RD in WARTBURG, TN; small business)
$2,905 with Navy for Outerwear, Men's. Signed on 2005-03-28. Completion date: 2005-05-02.
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)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
2,345 people in state prisons
105 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
49 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
1,536 people in state prisons
114 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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 28. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 55 took place in 2005, and the least - 10 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.3%), and Outside Fires (32.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 37887