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Union City, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Union City, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,919. 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 UNION-CITY-TN · Union City, TN 1 ZIPs · 16,919 pop · #19682/25278 · Obion County

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

  • INC-MID $55,876
  • RANK-LOWER #19682/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Obion
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,919
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,400

Nearest income peer: Obion, TN ( $2,781 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 Union City

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

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,919
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,876
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 ($55,876 average) · poverty 19.9%. The primary code (38261) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $761 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Tennessee, Greeneville is the closest lower-income city and Nunnelly the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Union City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 38261, is all of Union City

There is no split to weigh here: 38261 holds every one of Union City's 16,919 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Union City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 466 establishments, 7,615 employees , annual payroll $306,050k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38261 (466 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (92) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Union City, TN

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

Union City lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Obion County: South Fulton and Rives earn more and Troy, Obion and Hornbeak earn less. Rives marks the far end of that range at $69,954, 25% above Union City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38261 16,919 $55,876 466 35
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