Postal Codes

38052 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38052 covers Middleton, Tennessee, with a population of about 3,566 and a median household income of $49,453.

Population
3,56628 per square mile
Median age
39.81.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$49,45326% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$191,187up 47.4% in five years
Median rent
$77431% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
16.9%18.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.5%12.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 38052 is

Middleton, 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

Population3,566
Median age39.8
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)86.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans5.6%
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$49,453
Income per person$24,548
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k8.0%
$15–20k8.5%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k13.5%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k2.6%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more1.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,630
Mean adjusted gross income$52,521
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k34.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$129,800
Median gross rent$774
Rent as a share of household income37.1%
Owner-occupied77.5%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house74.9%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units0.2%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home18.9%
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$191,187as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 119.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$191,187$52,805

$52,805 in 2000 to $191,187 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%
High school diploma or higher84%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone84.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.2%
Health

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

Obesity40.4% 7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.8% 8.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.1% 6.8 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%
Depression29% 7.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.3% 9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.8% 10.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.1% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed1,511
Annual payroll$107,365,000
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 85.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.3 out of 100
Community resilience30.5 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.

Tornado98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.1Relatively 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$49,453$67,097$78,538
Income per person$24,548$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$129,800$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$774$1,122$1,348
Homeownership77.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%4.7%5.2%
Works from home9.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age39.838.938.7
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 stationBOLIVAR WTR WKS, TN US21.5 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January49°F / 28.1°F4.26 in rain, 0.5 in snow
February53.5°F / 31.1°F4.95 in rain, 0.6 in snow
March62.3°F / 38.7°F5.86 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April71.9°F / 47.6°F5.61 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May79.1°F / 57.1°F5.33 in rain
June86.4°F / 65.3°F4.71 in rain
July89.5°F / 69°F4.39 in rain
August89.1°F / 67.2°F3.46 in rain
September83.6°F / 59.6°F3.9 in rain
October73.3°F / 47.5°F3.95 in rain
November61.3°F / 37°F4.25 in rain
December51.7°F / 31.1°F5.47 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Hardeman 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability2.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38061 Pocahontas, TN10.1 km away
38683 Walnut, MS14.4 km away
38067 Saulsbury, TN16.1 km away
38044 Hornsby, TN16.9 km away
38674 Tiplersville, MS19.9 km away
38008 Bolivar, TN20.3 km away
38042 Hickory Valley, TN22.3 km away
38393 Chewalla, TN25.4 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.

Hardeman County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area126.03 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq mi
Population density28 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0818, -88.9046

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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