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37915 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37915 covers Knoxville, Tennessee, with a population of about 6,124 and a median household income of $22,236.

Population
6,1243,250 per square mile
Median age
31.77 points below the US average
Median household income
$22,23667% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
45.3%32.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$204,364up 34.4% in five years
Median rent
$51954% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
16.5%18.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
24.2%40.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
95

Where 37915 is

Knoxville, 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

Population6,124
Median age31.7
Family households34%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)40.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)52.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans2.9%
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$22,236
Income per person$19,324
Poverty rate45.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance44.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k24.0%
$10–15k13.9%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k9.3%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k7.1%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k1.8%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k3.8%
$100–125k2.8%
$125–150k0.9%
$150–200k1.1%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,140
Mean adjusted gross income$36,824
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k52.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k3.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$206,400
Median gross rent$519
Rent as a share of household income33.6%
Owner-occupied24.2%
Vacant homes12.3%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house31.6%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units7.8%
5 to 19 units22.9%
20 or more units34.2%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$204,364as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 188.2%
Typical asking rent$1,724as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$219,810$52,372

$58,385 in 2000 to $204,364 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%
High school diploma or higher76.1%
Works from home5.4%
Drives to work alone75.1%
Takes public transport6.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.6%
Health

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

Obesity47.3% 13.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.3% 9.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes27.3% 14.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.7% 13.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health37.5% 17.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18% 6.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.6% 10.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.2% 14.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14% 3.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability27.4% 12.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.2% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist38.6% 22.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability48.4% 17.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability18.2% 9.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)26.2% 9.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26% 12 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.1% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability9.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.4% 9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost37.2% 24.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments95
People employed1,380
Annual payroll$72,065,000
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 41.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.7 out of 100
Community resilience49.2 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.

Lightning86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake81.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought10.1Relatively 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$22,236$67,097$78,538
Income per person$19,324$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate45.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$206,400$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$519$1,122$1,348
Homeownership24.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate9%4.7%5.2%
Works from home5.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age31.738.938.7
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 stationKNOXVILLE EXP STN, TN US9.6 km away
Rain in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January47.9°F / 26.4°F5.23 in rain
February52.5°F / 29.3°F5.12 in rain
March61.3°F / 35.7°F5.28 in rain
April70.8°F / 43.8°F5.25 in rain
May78.5°F / 53.8°F4.53 in rain
June85.5°F / 62°F3.96 in rain
July88.3°F / 66.2°F5.82 in rain
August87.9°F / 64.8°F3.42 in rain
September82.9°F / 58.6°F4.13 in rain
October72.3°F / 45.7°F3.05 in rain
November60.6°F / 34.7°F4.1 in rain
December51.1°F / 29.7°F5.91 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Knox 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 vulnerability88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability13.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37902 Knoxville, TN2.1 km away
37929 Knoxville, TN2.2 km away
37995 Knoxville, TN2.2 km away
37917 Knoxville, TN3.2 km away
37916 Knoxville, TN3.5 km away
37914 Knoxville, TN5.1 km away
37927 Knoxville, TN5.9 km away
37928 Knoxville, TN5.9 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.

Knox County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.88 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density3,250 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.9721, -83.9010

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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