38255 Zip Code (Sharon, TN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,494
Zip code population in 2010: 2,299
Zip code population in 2000: 2,339

Houses and condos: 1,213
Renter-occupied apartments: 322
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38255: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 47.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 53 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: $702 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $389 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 38255:

• High school or higher: 84.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38255:

• Never married: 25.2%
• Now married: 53.9%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 8.3%
• Divorced: 10.1%

• 
• • 2,15886.6%White
  • 1154.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 813.2%Asian
  • 622.5%Two or more races
  • 582.3%Black
  • 190.8%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38255, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,602 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,602
State:	$69,014

Salary/wage: $37,536 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$37,536
State:	$55,872

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1000.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3271.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6018.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9726.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15730.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,096 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,096
Tennessee:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $25k, 32.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 21.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 255.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,018 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,018
State:	$8,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 18.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 109.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 337.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,700 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,700
State:	+$33,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 127.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2055.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,130 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,130
State:	+$18,991

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.9% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 222.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,944 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

38255:	$8,944
Tennessee:	$20,036

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.1% for AGIs below $25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 478.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,525 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,525
State:	$2,391

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.9% for AGIs below $25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.8%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38255, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,708 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,708
State:	$53,767

Salary/wage: $29,778 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,778
State:	$45,421

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,103 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,103
Tennessee:	$1,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,836 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,836
State:	$6,739

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,375 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,375
State:	+$19,082

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,692 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,692
State:	+$15,240

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,912 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

38255:	$7,912
Tennessee:	$15,505

Total itemized deductions: $18,129 (25% of AGI, reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,129
State:	$21,976

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	17.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,740 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,740
State:	$6,709

Taxes paid: $2,443 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

38255:	$2,443
State:	$4,829

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,271 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,271
State:	$2,404

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	62%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 55.3% for AGIs below $25k, 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38255, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,759 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,759
State:	$44,088

Salary/wage: $28,204 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,204
State:	$38,825

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,361 (reported on 36.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,361
Tennessee:	$1,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,116 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,116
State:	$3,727

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,673 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,673
State:	+$15,776

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,797 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,797
State:	+$12,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,190 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

38255:	$2,190
Tennessee:	$2,934

Total itemized deductions: $17,391 (29% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,391
State:	$18,035

Here:	28.9% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,333 (6% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,333
State:	$5,167

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	5.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,535 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

38255:	$3,535
State:	$7,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,803 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,803
State:	$1,826

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.9%

Here:	69%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38237, 38230, 38369, 38316, 38253, 38233.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 193
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 888

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (32 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 529 (269 now married, 260 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38255 with a mortgage: 342 (63 second mortgage, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $923
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $318

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

• Zip code 38255 household income distribution in 2022

• 34Less than $10,000
• 55$10,000 to $14,999
• 61$15,000 to $19,999
• 74$20,000 to $24,999
• 108$25,000 to $29,999
• 65$30,000 to $34,999
• 66$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 57$45,000 to $49,999
• 68$50,000 to $59,999
• 112$60,000 to $74,999
• 159$75,000 to $99,999
• 107$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38255

• 23Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 33$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 36$40,000 to $49,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $69,999
• 33$70,000 to $79,999
• 27$80,000 to $89,999
• 48$90,000 to $99,999
• 98$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 30$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 39$250,000 to $299,999
• 6$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38255

• 4Less than $100
• 12$250 to $299
• 68$300 to $349
• 36$350 to $399
• 43$400 to $449
• 19$450 to $499
• 6$500 to $549
• 14$550 to $599
• 36$600 to $649
• 1$650 to $699
• 16$700 to $749
• 5$750 to $799
• 1$800 to $899
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 33No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $646.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,570
• Black or African American householders: $78,972

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $120,742 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,141 - $174,829

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $246,986

Here:	$246,986
State:	$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,252

Here:	$221,252
State:	$354,101

In 2-unit structures: $192,986

Here:	$192,986
State:	$247,693

Mobile homes: $57,448

Here:	$57,448
State:	$101,421

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $124,666

Here:	$124,666
State:	$142,822

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 920
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 60
• 3 or 4: 12
• 5 to 9: 12
• Mobile homes: 181
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38255

• 79.4%893Drove a car alone
• 1.4%16Carpooled
• 1.1%12Bus or trolley bus
• 0.4%4Motorcycle
• 0.9%10Walked
• 10.4%117Other means
• 5.2%59Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38255

• 21Less than 5 minutes
• 1085 to 9 minutes
• 19110 to 14 minutes
• 25515 to 19 minutes
• 8020 to 24 minutes
• 5525 to 29 minutes
• 13430 to 34 minutes
• 4235 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 5345 to 59 minutes
• 3960 to 89 minutes
• 5290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,494

• Male householders: 460 (99 living alone), Female householders: 626 (186 living alone)

• 575 spouses (570 opposite-sex spouses), 46 unmarried partners, (46 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 625 children (590 natural, 19 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 34 non-relatives

Size of family households: 412 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 132 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 286 1-person, 37 2-persons, 2 3-persons

262 married couples with children.
141 single-parent households (25 men, 116 women).

93.2% of residents of 38255 zip code speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% very well, 4% well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
4.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 46% not well, 18% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• B & R MACHINE & GEAR CORP (4809 US HIGYHWAY 45 SHARON in SHARON, TN)

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL FORGING.
  Organizations: B AND R MACHINE AND GEAR CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.4%

Population in 1990: 2,564.

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

• This state: 1,622
• Northeast: 35
• Midwest: 329
• South: 233
• West: 103

65% of the 38255 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.

94% of the 38255 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• B & R MACHINE & GEAR CORPORATI (4809 US HIGHWAY 45 in SHARON, TN; small business)

  $24,910 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain. Signed on 2002-07-26. Completion date: 2002-07-26.

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (5-9: 1)

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 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 29 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.5%), and Structure Fires (42.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38255
• 12244.5%Outside Fires
• 11542.0%Structure Fires
• 259.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 124.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38255, Tennessee

Most common first names in zip code 38255 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	50	75.0 years
Mary	37	78.1 years
William	37	77.7 years
Robert	31	77.8 years
John	30	78.0 years
George	19	73.4 years
Charles	13	75.7 years
Ruth	12	79.2 years
Ruby	11	80.3 years
Annie	11	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 38255 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Roberts	27	80.1 years
Adams	22	79.9 years
Wilson	20	78.1 years
Davis	20	76.1 years
Jones	19	68.6 years
Gardner	14	80.2 years
Taylor	14	82.4 years
Thompson	13	80.1 years
Evans	13	67.5 years
Edwards	12	76.0 years