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37179 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37179 covers Thompsons Station, Tennessee, with a population of about 17,411 and a median household income of $124,844.

Population
17,411328 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$124,8441.9× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
3.2%9.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$722,387up 33.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,0541.8× the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
55.9%20.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.3%21.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
231

Where 37179 is

Thompsons Station, 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

Population17,411
Median age36.9
Family households84.6%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.2%
White (non-Hispanic)85.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans3.8%
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$124,844
Income per person$54,294
Poverty rate3.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.5%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k16.8%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k15.4%
$200k or more26.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,010
Mean adjusted gross income$141,691
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.5%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more18.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$501,500
Median gross rent$2,054
Rent as a share of household income33.1%
Owner-occupied86.3%
Vacant homes2.2%
Median year built2006

What the homes are

Detached house82.6%
Attached house9.5%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units4%
Mobile home1.4%
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$722,387as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.9%
Typical asking rent$2,351as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$725,550$210,737

$210,737 in 2000 to $722,387 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.9%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home23.9%
Drives to work alone66.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.1%
Health

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

Obesity31% 2.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.3% 6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments231
People employed1,459
Annual payroll$74,591,000
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 66.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss70.5 out of 100
Community resilience92 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.

Cold wave88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.2Very 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$124,844$67,097$78,538
Income per person$54,294$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate3.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$501,500$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$2,054$1,122$1,348
Homeownership86.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%4.7%5.2%
Works from home23.9%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age36.938.938.7
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 stationTHOMPSON STN, TN US6.3 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.6°F / 28.5°F4.62 in rain, 1.2 in snow
February51.4°F / 31.5°F5.23 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March60.7°F / 39.3°F4.96 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April71.1°F / 47.3°F5.29 in rain
May79.3°F / 57.1°F5.12 in rain
June87.1°F / 65.6°F4.61 in rain
July89.4°F / 69.4°F4.62 in rain
August89.2°F / 68.6°F3.61 in rain
September84.1°F / 61.5°F4.12 in rain
October72.8°F / 48.9°F3.77 in rain
November60.7°F / 38.1°F4.19 in rain
December50.6°F / 32°F5.82 in rain, 0.3 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket19% 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%.

Williamson County School District100% 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37068 Franklin, TN7.4 km away
37174 Spring Hill, TN10.3 km away
37065 Franklin, TN13.1 km away
37046 College Grove, TN13.1 km away
37064 Franklin, TN13.8 km away
37067 Franklin, TN16.1 km away
37069 Franklin, TN19 km away
37014 Arrington, TN21.2 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.

Williamson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.04 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density328 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8090, -86.8913

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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