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Rocky Top, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rocky Top, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,990. 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 ROCKY-TOP-TN · Rocky Top, TN 1 ZIPs · 5,990 pop · #17291/25278 · Anderson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,250
  • RANK-LOWER #17291/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Clinton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,990
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $183,000

Nearest income peer: Clinton, TN (+ $3,665 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 Rocky Top

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rocky Top 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, Rocky Top, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,990
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,250
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,250 and poverty 21.7% concentrate in 37769.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rocky Top as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Cookeville is the closest lower-income city and Summertown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rocky Top.

Population concentration

Rocky Top's single ZIP 37769 carries the town

Rocky Top is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37769 is the entire residential footprint (5,990 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 Rocky Top

Citywide ZBP: 64 establishments, 609 employees , annual payroll $19,660k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37769 (64 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rocky Top, TN

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

Rocky Top sits in the lower half of Anderson County on income: Oak Ridge, Clinton and Heiskell report more, and only Briceville reports less. Briceville marks the far end of that range at $28,362, 54% below Rocky Top.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37769 5,990 $61,250 64 80
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Rocky Top 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 Rocky Top, .