Postal Codes

38231 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38231 covers Henry, Tennessee, with a population of about 2,012 and a median household income of $38,810.

Population
2,01234 per square mile
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$38,81042% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
29.5%17.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$202,121up 35.1% in five years
Median rent
$71936% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
8.9%26.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.3%8.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 38231 is

Henry, 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

Population2,012
Median age41.9
Family households57.3%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)85.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.6%
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$38,810
Income per person$20,247
Poverty rate29.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.2%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k13.5%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k8.1%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k14.5%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k4.1%
$125–150k1.3%
$150–200k3.6%
$200k or more1.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed770
Mean adjusted gross income$48,864
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$86,800
Median gross rent$719
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied73.3%
Vacant homes15.7%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house62.2%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units0.2%
Mobile home35.8%
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$202,121as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$202,121$66,840

$66,840 in 2000 to $202,121 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%
High school diploma or higher83%
Works from home1.9%
Drives to work alone85.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.3%
Health

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

Obesity41.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.2% 13 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.9% 11.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.8% 12.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.5% 10.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.3% 13.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.5% 7.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.5% 7.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.3% 11 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.3% 15.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability14% 5.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67.7% 8.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.8% 10.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7% 3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.8% 12.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed221
Annual payroll$11,304,000
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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 92.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84 out of 100
Community resilience25.8 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 wave99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.9Relatively 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$38,810$67,097$78,538
Income per person$20,247$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate29.5%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$86,800$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$719$1,122$1,348
Homeownership73.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%4.7%5.2%
Works from home1.9%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.938.938.7
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 stationPARIS 2 SE, TN US14.5 km away
Rain in a year55 in
Snow in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January45.9°F / 26.6°F4.03 in rain, 2.6 in snow
February50.7°F / 29.6°F4.89 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March60°F / 36.9°F5.33 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April70.4°F / 45.7°F5.24 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May77.9°F / 55.6°F5.68 in rain
June85.1°F / 64.1°F4.32 in rain
July88.2°F / 67.7°F4.39 in rain
August88.1°F / 66.3°F3.81 in rain
September82.3°F / 58.9°F3.91 in rain
October71.7°F / 46.7°F3.82 in rain
November59°F / 36.4°F4.54 in rain
December49.1°F / 30°F5.08 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Henry 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38201 Mc Kenzie, TN12 km away
38236 Mansfield, TN12.2 km away
38223 Como, TN12.9 km away
38242 Paris, TN14.6 km away
38224 Cottage Grove, TN16.4 km away
38229 Gleason, TN17.8 km away
38344 Huntingdon, TN22 km away
38342 Hollow Rock, TN22.6 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.

Henry County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.5 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density34 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2039, -88.4198

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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