Athens, TN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Athens, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,461. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ATHENS-TN · Athens, TN 1 ZIPs · 25,461 pop · #16821/25278 · McMinn County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $62,078
- RANK-LOWER #16821/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Riceville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 71% owners
- POP-SMALL 25,461
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $232,100
Nearest income peer: Riceville, TN ( $953 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Athens
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Athens on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Etowah · lowest
Etowah · lowest
$55,662 median HH income
- Riceville · near
Riceville · near
$61,125 median HH income
- Athens · this city
Athens · this city
$62,078 median HH income
- Niota · near
Niota · near
$63,431 median HH income
- Calhoun · near
Calhoun · near
$63,699 median HH income
- Englewood · highest
Englewood · highest
$71,375 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Athens, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 33rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 25,461
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $62,078
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,078 and poverty 13.7% concentrate in 37303.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Athens as a pure owner town.
Within Tennessee, Duck River is the closest lower-income city and Ardmore the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Athens.
Population concentration
Athens reads through its lone ZIP, 37303
25,461 ACS residents, one ZIP: 37303 is not the leading code inside Athens, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Athens's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 646 establishments, 12,890 employees , annual payroll $556,458k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37303 (646 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (124) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Athens, TN
These ZIP codes sit in McMinn County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Athens. See the McMinn County roll-up →
Athens sits in the lower half of McMinn County on income: Englewood and Calhoun report more, and only Etowah reports less. Englewood marks the far end of that range at $71,375, 15% above Athens.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37303 | 25,461 | $62,078 | 646 | 66 |
Athens roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Athens, .