Big Sandy, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Sandy, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,308. 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 BIG-SANDY-TN · Big Sandy, TN 1 ZIPs · 3,308 pop · #20842/25278 · Benton County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,714
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20842/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Camden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,308
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,100

Nearest income peer: Camden, TN (+ $3,382 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 Big Sandy

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Big Sandy 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, Big Sandy, TN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,308
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,714
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,714 average) · poverty 19.0%. The primary code (38221) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.0%) for this income tier, rent $639 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Tennessee, Lavinia is the closest lower-income city and Smithville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Sandy.

Population concentration

Big Sandy reads through its lone ZIP, 38221

3,308 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38221 is not the leading code inside Big Sandy, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Big Sandy

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 108 employees , annual payroll $2,429k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38221 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Big Sandy, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Benton County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Big Sandy. See the Benton County roll-up →

Big Sandy sits in the upper half of Benton County on income: Holladay and Eva report less, while Camden reports more. Eva marks the far end of that range at $40,417, 23% below Big Sandy.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38221 3,308 $52,714 23 12

Big Sandy 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 Big Sandy, .