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38469 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38469 covers Loretto, Tennessee, with a population of about 4,608 and a median household income of $62,903.

Population
4,60866 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,9036% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$243,857up 34.1% in five years
Median rent
$68039% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
18.6%16.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.8%21.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
63

Where 38469 is

Loretto, 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

Population4,608
Median age40.9
Family households77%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)93.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans4.4%
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$62,903
Income per person$28,161
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k7.3%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k6.9%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,800
Mean adjusted gross income$58,968
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$161,900
Median gross rent$680
Rent as a share of household income25.2%
Owner-occupied86.8%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house80.5%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units0.5%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home16.6%
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$243,857as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 123.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$243,857$73,010

$73,010 in 2000 to $243,857 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%
High school diploma or higher83.8%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone85.1%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14%
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 diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.5% 9.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55% 6.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.5% 8.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.7% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18% 5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments63
People employed607
Annual payroll$19,041,000
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 67.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.4 out of 100
Community resilience18.5 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.

Lightning97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.4Relatively 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$62,903$67,097$78,538
Income per person$28,161$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$161,900$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$680$1,122$1,348
Homeownership86.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.7%5.2%
Works from home3.6%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age40.938.938.7
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 stationLEXINGTON, AL US13.2 km away
Rain in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January50.7°F / 30.9°F6.04 in rain
February55°F / 34.1°F5.47 in rain
March63.9°F / 41.3°F5.53 in rain
April73°F / 49.1°F5.3 in rain
May79.5°F / 57.9°F5.48 in rain
June87°F / 66°F4.61 in rain
July90.2°F / 68.7°F3.92 in rain
August89.9°F / 67.9°F3.97 in rain
September84.3°F / 61.7°F4.49 in rain
October73.8°F / 49.5°F3.57 in rain
November61.9°F / 40°F4.19 in rain
December53.3°F / 34.7°F5.97 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%.

Lawrence 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38481 Saint Joseph, TN7.9 km away
38468 Leoma, TN12.4 km away
38486 Westpoint, TN12.5 km away
38457 Five Points, TN12.8 km away
35648 Lexington, AL13.4 km away
38463 Iron City, TN20.1 km away
35610 Anderson, AL20.1 km away
35645 Killen, AL20.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.46 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density66 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.0728, -87.4270

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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