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38232 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38232 covers Hornbeak, Tennessee, with a population of about 2,254 and a median household income of $49,438.

Population
2,25444 per square mile
Median age
51.512.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$49,43826% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$168,225up 39.5% in five years
Median rent
$75832% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
8%27 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.3%15.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 38232 is

Hornbeak, 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

Population2,254
Median age51.5
Family households55.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans6.1%
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$49,438
Income per person$26,645
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k8.9%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k9.1%
$25–30k8.5%
$30–35k7.6%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k5.8%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k20.0%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k3.5%
$150–200k1.4%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed800
Mean adjusted gross income$52,078
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$81,100
Median gross rent$758
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied80.3%
Vacant homes24.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house65.8%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units0.5%
5 to 19 units0.4%
Mobile home33.3%
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$168,225as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$168,225$69,011

$69,011 in 2000 to $168,225 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher8%
High school diploma or higher79.7%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone86.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.8%
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 diabetes18% 6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.8% 10.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.4% 15.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14% 7.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.7% 14 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability12.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.9% 7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.5% 9.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.9% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed70
Annual payroll$1,522,000
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 95.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92 out of 100
Community resilience32.3 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.

Cold wave98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.7Relatively 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$49,438$67,097$78,538
Income per person$26,645$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$81,100$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$758$1,122$1,348
Homeownership80.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate1%4.7%5.2%
Works from home2.3%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.9%13.9%
Median age51.538.938.7
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 stationSAMBURG WR, TN US10.4 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January43.9°F / 26.5°F4.48 in rain
February49°F / 29.8°F4.22 in rain
March58.6°F / 38.4°F4.95 in rain
April69.1°F / 47.1°F5.28 in rain
May76.9°F / 56.9°F5.72 in rain
June84.6°F / 65.3°F4.24 in rain
July87°F / 68.3°F3.91 in rain
August86.6°F / 66.2°F3.27 in rain
September81.2°F / 58.6°F3.85 in rain
October71.3°F / 46.5°F3.92 in rain
November58.5°F / 38.3°F4.27 in rain
December48°F / 30.3°F5.06 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 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%.

Obion 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38254 Samburg, TN4.8 km away
38240 Obion, TN10.7 km away
38271 Woodland Mills, TN12.7 km away
38260 Troy, TN13.1 km away
38079 Tiptonville, TN14.5 km away
38077 Wynnburg, TN15.5 km away
38080 Ridgely, TN19.3 km away
38259 Trimble, TN20.6 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.

Obion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.79 sq mi
Water area1.87 sq mi
Population density44 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.3596, -89.3056

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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