PlainZIP

Rutherford, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rutherford, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,887. 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 RUTHERFORD-TN · Rutherford, TN 1 ZIPs · 1,887 pop · #21647/25278 · Gibson County

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

  • INC-MID $50,417
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21647/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bradford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,887
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $105,300

Nearest income peer: Bradford, TN (+ $283 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 Rutherford

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

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,887
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,417
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 ($50,417 average) · poverty 9.3%. The primary code (38369) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rutherford as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Rutherford reads through its lone ZIP, 38369

1,887 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38369 is not the leading code inside Rutherford, 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 Rutherford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 124 employees , annual payroll $4,294k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38369 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rutherford, TN

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

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Gibson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rutherford, Humboldt, Milan and Trenton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Medina marks the far end of that range at $108,982, 116% above Rutherford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38369 1,887 $50,417 30 19
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Rutherford 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 Rutherford, .