Postal Codes

37204 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37204 covers Nashville, Tennessee, with a population of about 17,004 and a median household income of $109,341.

Population
17,0042,331 per square mile
Median age
30.38.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$109,3411.6× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$998,546up 31.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,7031.5× the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
77.1%42.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.1%10.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,093

Where 37204 is

Nashville, 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

Population17,004
Median age30.3
Family households47%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.6%
White (non-Hispanic)78.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Veterans1.8%
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$109,341
Income per person$79,304
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more26.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,890
Mean adjusted gross income$259,794
Returns declaring $200,000 or more22.8%
Returns, under $25k18.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more22.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$832,000
Median gross rent$1,703
Rent as a share of household income25.9%
Owner-occupied54.1%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house47.2%
Attached house8.4%
2 to 4 units10.8%
5 to 19 units6.2%
20 or more units27.4%
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$998,546as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.2%
Typical asking rent$1,861as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 11.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,000,986$203,613

$203,613 in 2000 to $998,546 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,895$1,441

$1,441 in 2018 to $1,861 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.1%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home24%
Drives to work alone64.1%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.2%
Health

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

Obesity25.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.2% 10.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.3% 8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.5% 8.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.3% 10.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21% 5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73% 3.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability3.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.5% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7% 7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.8% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,093
People employed19,480
Annual payroll$1,365,651,000
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 45.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.4 out of 100
Community resilience45.4 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.

Earthquake85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.9Very 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$109,341$67,097$78,538
Income per person$79,304$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$832,000$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,703$1,122$1,348
Homeownership54.1%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.1%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2%4.7%5.2%
Works from home24%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age30.338.938.7
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 stationNASHVILLE INTL AP, TN US7.8 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January49.1°F / 30.1°F4.02 in rain, 2 in snow
February53.8°F / 33°F4.47 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March62.7°F / 40.2°F4.52 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April72.6°F / 48.9°F4.72 in rain
May80.4°F / 58.3°F5.02 in rain
June87.7°F / 66.4°F4.36 in rain
July90.9°F / 70.5°F4.16 in rain
August90.4°F / 69°F3.79 in rain
September84.4°F / 61.8°F3.8 in rain
October73.5°F / 49.9°F3.36 in rain
November61.4°F / 39.2°F3.86 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December52.2°F / 33.3°F4.43 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket66% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Metropolitan Nashville Public 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability11.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37212 Nashville, TN3.8 km away
37215 Nashville, TN4.4 km away
37210 Nashville, TN4.6 km away
37220 Nashville, TN4.8 km away
37203 Nashville, TN5.1 km away
37211 Nashville, TN5.9 km away
37246 Nashville, TN5.9 km away
37243 Nashville, TN6.5 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.

Davidson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.29 sq mi
Population density2,331 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.1067, -86.7743

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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