Powell, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Powell, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,459. 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 POWELL-TN · Powell, TN 1 ZIPs · 25,459 pop · #7928/25278 · Knox County

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

  • INC-HIGH $84,275
  • RANK-UPPER #7928/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Knoxville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,459
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $290,900

Nearest income peer: Knoxville, TN ( $11,842 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 Powell

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

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,459
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,275
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 37849 (25,459 residents). Household income $84,275 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Powell as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Piney Flats is the closest lower-income city and Smyrna the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Powell.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 37849, is all of Powell

There is no split to weigh here: 37849 holds every one of Powell's 25,459 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Powell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 430 establishments, 5,983 employees , annual payroll $270,407k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37849 (430 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (76) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Powell, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Knox County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Powell. See the Knox County roll-up →

No other city sharing Knox County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Powell. Knoxville, Corryton and Mascot sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mascot marks the far end of that range at $59,605, 29% below Powell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37849 25,459 $84,275 430 249

Powell 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 Powell, .