Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,858 Zip code population in 2010: 2,751 Zip code population in 2000: 2,797
Houses and condos: 1,318 Renter-occupied apartments: 248
% of renters here:
21%
State:
33%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 38251: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 89.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 32 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.6% ($563)
Tennessee:
0.6% ($1,220)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $638 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $531 (0.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,394
(48.8%)
Females: 1,464
(51.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 38251:
High school or higher: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 38251:
Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 51.7%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 11.2%
Zip code 38251 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $101,839
38251:
$101,839
Tennessee:
$191,900
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 38251 zip code as of January 30, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 38251 is 297 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
45.7 years
Tennessee median age:
39.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Tennessee:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38251, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,195 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,195
State:
$53,767
Salary/wage: $33,358 (reported on 78.5% of returns)
Here:
$33,358
State:
$45,421
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,187 (reported on 32.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,187
Tennessee:
$1,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,512 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,512
State:
$6,739
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,369 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,369
State:
+$19,082
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,753 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$6,753
State:
+$15,240
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,838 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
38251:
$10,838
Tennessee:
$15,505
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,613 (24% of AGI, reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
$17,613
State:
$21,976
Here:
23.7% of AGI
State:
17.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,631 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$4,631
State:
$6,709
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,081 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
38251:
$3,081
State:
$4,829
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,369 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,369
State:
$2,404
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.3%
Here:
60%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 56.9% for AGIs below $25k, 60.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38251, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,344 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,344
State:
$44,088
Salary/wage: $29,214 (reported on 81.3% of returns)
Here:
$29,214
State:
$38,825
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,829 (reported on 35.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,829
Tennessee:
$1,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,433 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,433
State:
$3,727
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,870 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$1,870
State:
+$15,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,231 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,231
State:
+$12,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,696 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
38251:
$2,696
Tennessee:
$2,934
Total itemized deductions: $14,183 (27% of AGI, reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
$14,183
State:
$18,035
Here:
27.2% of AGI
State:
19.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,561 (6% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,561
State:
$5,167
Here:
6.4% of AGI
State:
5.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total tax: $3,709 (reported on 71.1% of returns)
38251:
$3,709
State:
$7,482
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,741 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,741
State:
$1,826
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.7%
Here:
72%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 67.4% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 200 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 957
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (1 now married, 30 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 593 (308 now married, 282 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 38251 with a mortgage: 333 (25 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 594
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $999 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $321
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
16.9%
Whole state:
13.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.2%
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:
5.4
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 38251: Kentucky-Tennessee Spur (A), Spinks Spur (B), Puryear Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 38251 include: Lebanon Church (A), Old Foundry Hill Church (B), Latterday Saints Church (C), Union Grove Church (D), Hico Church (E), Chestnut Grove Church (F), Oak Grove Church (G), North Fork Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Underwood Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Kennerly Cemetery (3), King Cemetery (4), Kuykendall Cemetery (5), Wilson Cemetery (6), Yow Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), Birds Creek (C), Phillips Creek (D), Sandy Branch (E), Mormon Branch (F), Mill Creek (G), Rowe Creek (H), Sugar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 61 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 438 2-persons, 174 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 2 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 321 1-person, 13 2-persons
294 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (54 men, 120 women).
97.3% of residents of 38251 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 3% well, 28% not well, 13% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 49 (1.7%) (56.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.7%
Whole state:
5.5%
35%Honduras
18%Taiwan
4%Bangladesh
2%Australia
54%American
6%Irish
6%English
3%German
2%Italian
1%French
1%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
122010 or later
112000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
29Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BI-STATE GRAIN ELEVATOR, INC. (CHESTNUT STREET in PURYEAR, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%
50.8%Electricity
33.9%Utility gas
9.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7%Wood
1.1%No fuel used
0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 2,292. Population change in the 1990s: +505 (+22.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,362
Northeast: 76
Midwest: 487
South: 785
West: 86
60% of the 38251 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.
93% of the 38251 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Tennessee:
13.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here:
11.1%
Tennessee:
13.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:
14.5%
Tennessee:
23.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
71,906Management occupations
71,170Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
63,435Construction and extraction occupations
55,121Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
50,149Education, training, and library occupations
50,085Health technologists and technicians
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
TAYLOR MOTORS, INC (4630 JONES MILL CROSSLAND in PURYEAR, TN; small business) : $20,012,070 in 276 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Motor Passenger Services, Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services, Other Vehicle Charter for Transportation of Things, Education Services, and moreby Army, Department of Defense, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $851,462; 2001: $2,055,953; 2002: $3,120,303; 2003: $4,094,757; 2004: $3,528,394; 2005: $3,584,284; 2006: $2,144,955.
Biggest contracts:
$975,084 with Army for Motor Passenger Services. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2006-06-20. Effective on 2006-06-21. Completion date: 2007-06-30.
$761,111 with Army for Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2003-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$624,963, same as above.Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$537,539, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-07. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
27 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
11 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
23 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 20 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (42.1%), and Structure Fires (32.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38251