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Cowan, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cowan, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,978. 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 COWAN-TN · Cowan, TN 1 ZIPs · 1,978 pop · #21040/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $52,125
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21040/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Decherd
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,978
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,100

Nearest income peer: Decherd, TN ( $1,708 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 Cowan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cowan 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, Cowan, 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.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,978
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,125
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 ($52,125 average) · poverty 29.3%. The primary code (37318) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.1%) for this income tier, rent $781 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Cowan reads through its lone ZIP, 37318

1,978 ACS residents, one ZIP: 37318 is not the leading code inside Cowan, 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 Cowan

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 134 employees , annual payroll $4,623k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37318 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (5) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Cowan, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cowan. See the Franklin County roll-up →

Cowan sits in the lower half of Franklin County on income: Winchester, Estill Springs and Sewanee report more, Decherd and Belvidere report less. Sewanee marks the far end of that range at $71,204, 37% above Cowan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37318 1,978 $52,125 23 64
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Cowan 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 Cowan, .