Dowelltown, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dowelltown, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,552. 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 DOWELLTOWN-TN · Dowelltown, TN 1 ZIPs · 1,552 pop · #21920/25278 · DeKalb County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $49,510
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21920/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alexandria
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,552
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $232,200

Nearest income peer: Alexandria, TN ( $245 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 Dowelltown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dowelltown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dowelltown, 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.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,552
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,510
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 ($49,510 average) · poverty 31.9%. The primary code (37059) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,075 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Tennessee, Ripley is the closest lower-income city and Saint Joseph the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dowelltown.

Population concentration

Dowelltown's single ZIP 37059 carries the town

Dowelltown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37059 is the entire residential footprint (1,552 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 Dowelltown

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 106 employees , annual payroll $3,444k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37059 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Dowelltown, TN

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

Every one of the 3 cities sharing DeKalb County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dowelltown, Smithville and Liberty among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Liberty marks the far end of that range at $64,792, 31% above Dowelltown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37059 1,552 $49,510 17 23

Dowelltown 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 Dowelltown, .