Rutledge, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rutledge, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,340. 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 RUTLEDGE-TN · Rutledge, TN 1 ZIPs · 8,340 pop · #20991/25278 · Grainger County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $52,265
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20991/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Washburn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,340
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $213,600

Nearest income peer: Washburn, TN ( $6,596 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 Rutledge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rutledge 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, Rutledge, TN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,340
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,265
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 ($52,265 average) · poverty 16.9%. The primary code (37861) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rutledge as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Monterey is the closest lower-income city and Pall Mall the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rutledge.

Population concentration

Rutledge reads through its lone ZIP, 37861

8,340 ACS residents, one ZIP: 37861 is not the leading code inside Rutledge, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Rutledge

Citywide ZBP: 93 establishments, 1,006 employees , annual payroll $47,062k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37861 (93 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Rutledge, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Grainger County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rutledge. See the Grainger County roll-up →

Rutledge sits in the upper half of Grainger County on income: Bean Station and Washburn report less, while Blaine reports more. Blaine marks the far end of that range at $75,799, 45% above Rutledge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37861 8,340 $52,265 93 32

Rutledge 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 Rutledge, .