38544 Zip Code (Baxter, TN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 7,289
Zip code population in 2010: 6,543
Zip code population in 2000: 5,908

Houses and condos: 3,450
Renter-occupied apartments: 549
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 38544: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 82.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 88 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $817 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $865 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 38544:

• High school or higher: 85.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38544:

• Never married: 18.4%
• Now married: 61.4%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 12.5%

• 
• • 6,33596.8%White
  • 1061.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 450.7%Two or more races
  • 230.4%Asian
  • 190.3%Black
  • 130.2%American Indian
  • 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 10.02%Some other race

Urban population: 1,722
Rural population: 5,566

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38544, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,075 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,075
State:	$53,767

Salary/wage: $36,465 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$36,465
State:	$45,421

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,173 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,173
Tennessee:	$1,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,428 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,428
State:	$6,739

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,891 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,891
State:	+$19,082

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,331 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,331
State:	+$15,240

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,404 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

38544:	$11,404
Tennessee:	$15,505

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,518 (22% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,518
State:	$21,976

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	17.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,762 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,762
State:	$6,709

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,193 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

38544:	$3,193
State:	$4,829

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,404

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.4%

Here:	66%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 65.1% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38544, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,996 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,996
State:	$44,088

Salary/wage: $29,014 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,014
State:	$38,825

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.8% for AGIs below $10k, 79.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,485 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,485
Tennessee:	$1,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,337 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,337
State:	$3,727

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,208 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,208
State:	+$15,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,146 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,146
State:	+$12,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,778 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

38544:	$2,778
Tennessee:	$2,934

Total itemized deductions: $15,056 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,056
State:	$18,035

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,396 (5% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,396
State:	$5,167

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,880 (reported on 70.9% of returns)

38544:	$3,880
State:	$7,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,696 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,696
State:	$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.8%

Here:	70%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 63.5% for AGIs below $10k, 72.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38582, 38545, 38548, 38501, 38505, 38564.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 331
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,494

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 101 (99 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,473 (776 now married, 690 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38544 with a mortgage: 1,120 (4 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,173

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,108
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $344

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 38544 household income distribution in 2019

• 102Less than $10,000
• 194$10,000 to $14,999
• 267$15,000 to $19,999
• 216$20,000 to $24,999
• 148$25,000 to $29,999
• 173$30,000 to $34,999
• 158$35,000 to $39,999
• 171$40,000 to $44,999
• 62$45,000 to $49,999
• 144$50,000 to $59,999
• 256$60,000 to $74,999
• 392$75,000 to $99,999
• 251$100,000 to $124,999
• 104$125,000 to $149,999
• 61$150,000 to $199,999
• 64$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 38544

• 42Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 77$40,000 to $49,999
• 89$50,000 to $59,999
• 89$60,000 to $69,999
• 104$70,000 to $79,999
• 47$80,000 to $89,999
• 59$90,000 to $99,999
• 304$100,000 to $124,999
• 143$125,000 to $149,999
• 431$150,000 to $174,999
• 148$175,000 to $199,999
• 181$200,000 to $249,999
• 125$250,000 to $299,999
• 97$300,000 to $399,999
• 42$400,000 to $499,999
• 29$500,000 to $749,999
• 17$750,000 to $999,999
• 10$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 38544

• 3Less than $100
• 8$100 to $149
• 15$150 to $199
• 2$200 to $249
• 23$250 to $299
• 54$300 to $349
• 58$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 19$450 to $499
• 33$500 to $549
• 23$550 to $599
• 17$600 to $649
• 15$650 to $699
• 11$700 to $749
• 97$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 22$1,000 to $1,249
• 92No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $681.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $159,432.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,786
• Asian householders: $238,106
• Some other race householders: $201,067
• Two or more races householders: $137,572
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $201,067

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $157,680 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,966 - $196,210

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $412,360

Here:	$412,360
State:	$260,661

Mobile homes: $112,825

Here:	$112,825
State:	$90,685

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,649
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 39
• 3 or 4: 54
• 5 to 9: 36
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 604

Unemployment: 3.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38544

• 87.8%2,635Drove a car alone
• 5.3%159Carpooled
• 0.7%22Walked
• 6.2%185Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38544

• 15Less than 5 minutes
• 895 to 9 minutes
• 38310 to 14 minutes
• 58915 to 19 minutes
• 59520 to 24 minutes
• 15725 to 29 minutes
• 38930 to 34 minutes
• 5335 to 39 minutes
• 9940 to 44 minutes
• 27145 to 59 minutes
• 9260 to 89 minutes
• 8190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,289

• Male householders: 1,425 (315 living alone), Female householders: 1,404 (373 living alone)

• 1,575 spouses (1,575 opposite-sex spouses), 124 unmarried partners, (109 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,012 children (1,873 natural, 26 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 158 parents, 0 foster children, 211 other relatives, 176 non-relatives

Size of family households: 868 2-persons, 473 3-persons, 460 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 687 1-person, 68 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 3 4-persons

1,115 married couples with children.
391 single-parent households (100 men, 291 women).

95.6% of residents of 38544 zip code speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 22% well, 21% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (125 ELMORE TOWN RD in BAXTER, TN)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0015
  Organizations: PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CORNERSTONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (371 FIRST S AV in BAXTER, TN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0085
  Organizations: PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BAXTER STP (810 ELMORE TOWN ROAD in BAXTER, TN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: BILLE J. MEDLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BAXTER WWTP

• COOKEVILLE WATER TREAT C'VILLE (9722 WATER PLANT ROAD in BAXTER, TN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Organizations: RONNIE J. KELLY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COOKEVILLE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

• BAXTER MFG. CORP. (PO BOX 128 in BAXTER, TN)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: UPHOLSTERED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%

Population in 1990: 5,871. Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+0.6%).

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

• This state: 4,890
• Northeast: 216
• Midwest: 778
• South: 794
• West: 325

59% of the 38544 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

90% of the 38544 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1, 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 fire incidents per year is 40. The highest number of fires - 91 took place in 2011, and the least - 3 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.0%), and Outside Fires (35.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38544
• 29646.0%Structure Fires
• 23035.7%Outside Fires
• 10916.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 91.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38544, Tennessee

Most common first names in zip code 38544 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	68	70.8 years
William	47	77.3 years
John	35	76.0 years
Mary	33	78.4 years
Robert	31	65.6 years
George	20	75.8 years
Ruby	19	77.6 years
Willie	19	74.0 years
Charlie	17	77.2 years
Thomas	17	73.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 38544 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	57	77.8 years
Maxwell	50	79.0 years
Lafever	38	76.1 years
Nash	28	78.1 years
Maynard	27	76.6 years
Allison	26	74.2 years
Dunn	26	75.5 years
Dyer	25	74.8 years
Herron	23	72.4 years
Burgess	19	72.4 years

Businesses in zip code 38544

• McDonald's: 1
• Subway: 1
• U-Haul: 1