Elkton, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkton, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 227. 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 ELKTON-TN · Elkton, TN 1 ZIPs · 227 pop · #686/25278 · Giles County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $158,125
  • RANK-TOP #686/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Goodspring
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 227
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $213,900

Nearest income peer: Goodspring, TN ( $56,211 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 Elkton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkton 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, Elkton, TN sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
227
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$158,125
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $158,125 and home value $213,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 7.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Tennessee, Germantown is the closest lower-income city and College Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkton.

Population concentration

Elkton reads through its lone ZIP, 38455

227 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38455 is not the leading code inside Elkton, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Elkton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 15 employees , annual payroll $532k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38455 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Elkton, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Giles County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkton. See the Giles County roll-up →

No other city sharing Giles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elkton. Pulaski, Ardmore and Prospect sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Minor Hill marks the far end of that range at $54,526, 66% below Elkton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38455 227 $158,125 5 164

Elkton 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 Elkton, .