Cookeville, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cookeville, TN: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 65,014. 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 COOKEVILLE-TN · Cookeville, TN 3 ZIPs · 65,014 pop · #17298/25278 · Putnam County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,212
  • RANK-LOWER #17298/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Baxter
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 65,014
  • SPREAD-MOD 38501→38506
  • HOME-MID $286,350

Nearest income peer: Baxter, 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 Cookeville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cookeville 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, Cookeville, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
65,014
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,212
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 (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,212 and poverty 17.6% concentrate in 38501.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.8%) for this income tier, rent $945 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Tennessee, Crossville is the closest lower-income city and Rocky Top the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cookeville.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Cookeville differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Cookeville: $52,145 in ZIP 38501 to $70,279 in 38506. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

38501 to 38506

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

38501 to 38506

Poverty-rate spread
7.6 points

38506 to 38501

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 38501 skews compact Cookeville

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 38501 covers about 56% of Cookeville's 65,014 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Cookeville

Citywide ZBP: 1,837 establishments, 31,442 employees , annual payroll $1,466,907k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38501 (1,341 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (330) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Cookeville, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Putnam County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Cookeville. See the Putnam County roll-up →

Cookeville sits in the lower half of Putnam County on income: Baxter and Silver Point report more, and only Monterey reports less. Silver Point marks the far end of that range at $93,333, 52% above Cookeville.

Side-by-side: Compare 38501 vs 38506 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38501 36,687 $52,145 1,341 159
38506 26,521 $70,279 479 63
38505 1,806 n/a 17 5,248

Cookeville 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 Cookeville, .