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38468 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38468 covers Leoma, Tennessee, with a population of about 5,442 and a median household income of $59,899.

Population
5,44255 per square mile
Median age
37.80.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,89911% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$268,170up 29% in five years
Median rent
$1,0606% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
13.5%21.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.8%14.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 38468 is

Leoma, 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

Population5,442
Median age37.8
Family households75.8%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)95.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans5.8%
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$59,899
Income per person$29,412
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k6.9%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more3.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,360
Mean adjusted gross income$57,874
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k28.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.1%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$194,600
Median gross rent$1,060
Owner-occupied79.8%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house75.3%
Attached house1.8%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Mobile home22.7%
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$268,170as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 111.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$268,170$78,094

$78,094 in 2000 to $268,170 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%
High school diploma or higher87.8%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone91.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.3% 3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60% 1.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed444
Annual payroll$13,684,000
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 56.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51.1 out of 100
Community resilience19.4 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.

Lightning95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.9Relatively 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$59,899$67,097$78,538
Income per person$29,412$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$194,600$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,060$1,122$1,348
Homeownership79.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.7%5.2%
Works from home4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age37.838.938.7
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 stationLAWRENCEBURG FILT PLT, TN US12.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January48.6°F / 28°F
February53.4°F / 31°F
March61.7°F / 38°F
April71.2°F / 46.3°F
May78.1°F / 55.6°F
June85°F / 63.7°F
July88°F / 67.5°F
August87.6°F / 65.8°F
September82.6°F / 58.7°F
October72.5°F / 47.4°F
November60.5°F / 37°F
December51.3°F / 31.3°F
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%.

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

Lawrence County School District92.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Giles County School District7.7% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38457 Five Points, TN12.1 km away
38469 Loretto, TN12.4 km away
38464 Lawrenceburg, TN12.9 km away
38460 Goodspring, TN17.4 km away
38473 Minor Hill, TN17.9 km away
38486 Westpoint, TN20.1 km away
38481 Saint Joseph, TN20.2 km away
35648 Lexington, AL21.4 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.

Lawrence County92.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Giles County7.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area99.43 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density55 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1382, -87.3168

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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