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38024 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38024 covers Dyersburg, Tennessee, with a population of about 25,357 and a median household income of $54,303.

Population
25,357177 per square mile
Median age
41.73 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,30319% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
18%5.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$171,653up 13.4% in five years
Median rent
$75733% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.1%4.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
666

Where 38024 is

Dyersburg, 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

Population25,357
Median age41.7
Family households62.8%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)74.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)19.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans6.9%
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$54,303
Income per person$42,024
Poverty rate18%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k5.3%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k7.8%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k11.8%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k2.4%
$200k or more7.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,980
Mean adjusted gross income$62,692
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k33.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$171,100
Median gross rent$757
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied60.1%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house76.8%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units9.4%
5 to 19 units5.5%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home6.6%
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$171,653as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.1%
Typical asking rent$800as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 14.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$176,974$101,658

$103,475 in 2000 to $171,653 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home4.2%
Drives to work alone87.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity40% 6.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.7% 9.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.2% 10.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18% 5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments666
People employed11,109
Annual payroll$528,313,000
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 85.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.6 out of 100
Community resilience46.3 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.

Earthquake94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28Relatively Moderate 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$54,303$67,097$78,538
Income per person$42,024$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate18%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$171,100$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$757$1,122$1,348
Homeownership60.1%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.7%5.2%
Works from home4.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.738.938.7
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 stationDYERSBURG III GOLF, TN US5.4 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January47.3°F / 29.2°F3.8 in rain
February51.7°F / 31.8°F4.56 in rain
March61.1°F / 40.2°F5.87 in rain
April71°F / 49°F5.08 in rain
May79.7°F / 59.5°F5.38 in rain
June87.6°F / 67.7°F4.47 in rain
July90.1°F / 70.7°F4.29 in rain
August89.5°F / 68.5°F3.27 in rain
September83.7°F / 61.3°F2.64 in rain
October73°F / 48.8°F4.16 in rain
November59.5°F / 38.3°F4.54 in rain
December50.4°F / 32.6°F5.19 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket22% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Dyer County School District88.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Dyersburg City School District11.3% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38025 Dyersburg, TN1.1 km away
38047 Lenox, TN11.5 km away
38030 Finley, TN12.1 km away
38059 Newbern, TN13.4 km away
38007 Bogota, TN14.2 km away
38070 Tigrett, TN16.5 km away
38040 Halls, TN17.8 km away
38034 Friendship, TN19.5 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.

Dyer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area143.02 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq mi
Population density177 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0444, -89.3836

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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