Columbia, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbia, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 54,469. 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 COLUMBIA-TN · Columbia, TN 1 ZIPs · 54,469 pop · #13876/25278 · Maury County

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

  • INC-MID $68,475
  • RANK-MID #13876/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hampshire
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 54,469
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $339,400

Nearest income peer: Hampshire, TN ( $2,069 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 Columbia

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
54,469
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,475
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 $68,475 and poverty 11.6% concentrate in 38401.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbia as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Columbia reads through its lone ZIP, 38401

54,469 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38401 is not the leading code inside Columbia, 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 Columbia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,412 establishments, 19,823 employees , annual payroll $1,000,021k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38401 (1,412 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (251) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Columbia, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Maury County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbia. See the Maury County roll-up →

Columbia lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Maury County: Santa Fe and Williamsport earn more and Mount Pleasant and Hampshire earn less. Williamsport marks the far end of that range at $104,458, 53% above Columbia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38401 54,469 $68,475 1,412 70

Columbia 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 Columbia, .