Baxter, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Baxter, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,543. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BAXTER-TN · Baxter, TN 1 ZIPs · 6,543 pop · #13325/25278 · Putnam County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,823
  • RANK-MID #13325/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Cookeville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,543
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,100

Nearest income peer: Cookeville, TN ( $8,611 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 Baxter

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Baxter 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, Baxter, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,543
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,823
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 $69,823 and poverty 17.2% concentrate in 38544.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Baxter as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Dickson is the closest lower-income city and Lynnville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Baxter.

Population concentration

Baxter's single ZIP 38544 carries the town

Baxter is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38544 is the entire residential footprint (6,543 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Baxter

Citywide ZBP: 92 establishments, 868 employees , annual payroll $32,198k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38544 (92 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Baxter, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Putnam County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Baxter. See the Putnam County roll-up →

Baxter sits in the upper half of Putnam County on income: Cookeville and Monterey report less, while Silver Point reports more. Silver Point marks the far end of that range at $93,333, 34% above Baxter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38544 6,543 $69,823 92 31

Baxter 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 Baxter, .