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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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) .

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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, .