Postal Codes

37040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37040 covers Clarksville, Tennessee, with a population of about 62,137 and a median household income of $65,331.

Population
62,137669 per square mile
Median age
30.68.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,331about the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
18%5.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$308,382up 26.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,177about the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
29.9%5.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.6%6.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,496

Where 37040 is

Clarksville, Tennessee — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population62,137
Median age30.6
Family households65.9%
Born outside the US5.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)56.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)24.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Veterans19%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,331
Income per person$30,567
Poverty rate18%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.5%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed27,180
Mean adjusted gross income$57,586
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.6%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$242,400
Median gross rent$1,177
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied58.6%
Vacant homes6%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house70.5%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units8.5%
5 to 19 units8.6%
20 or more units5.5%
Mobile home2.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$308,382as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.5%
Typical asking rent$1,336as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 58.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$309,318$113,193

$113,193 in 2000 to $308,382 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,336$840

$840 in 2015 to $1,336 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home8.4%
Drives to work alone78.7%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.3% 8.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69% 5.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,496
People employed28,882
Annual payroll$1,310,596,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 66.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.2 out of 100
Community resilience26 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Tennessee and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTennesseeUnited States
Median household income$65,331$67,097$78,538
Income per person$30,567$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate18%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$242,400$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,177$1,122$1,348
Homeownership58.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%4.7%5.2%
Works from home8.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US5.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age30.638.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCLARKSVILLE NO.2, TN US3 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January46.7°F / 27.4°F4.33 in rain
February51.2°F / 30.1°F4.73 in rain
March60°F / 36.1°F5.68 in rain
April70.2°F / 44.9°F5.45 in rain
May77.8°F / 54.1°F5.66 in rain
June85.4°F / 63.1°F4.86 in rain
July88.9°F / 68.1°F3.91 in rain
August88.8°F / 66.5°F3.26 in rain
September82.9°F / 59.3°F3.3 in rain
October72.3°F / 47.5°F3.6 in rain
November60.1°F / 36.4°F3.97 in rain
December49.5°F / 30.5°F4.5 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket70% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Clarksville-Montgomery County School System100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

37044 Clarksville, TN1.1 km away
37041 Clarksville, TN5.6 km away
37043 Clarksville, TN6.7 km away
37042 Clarksville, TN9.4 km away
37191 Woodlawn, TN17 km away
37142 Palmyra, TN17.2 km away
37052 Cunningham, TN17.3 km away
42262 Oak Grove, KY17.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Montgomery County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area92.82 sq mi
Water area1.39 sq mi
Population density669 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5220, -87.3490

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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