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Whitwell, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whitwell, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,127. 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 WHITWELL-TN · Whitwell, TN 1 ZIPs · 10,127 pop · #20077/25278 · Marion County

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

  • INC-MID $54,750
  • RANK-LOWER #20077/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under South Pittsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,127
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $173,200

Nearest income peer: South Pittsburg, TN (+ $4,554 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 Whitwell

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

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,127
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,750
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 ($54,750 average) · poverty 16.3%. The primary code (37397) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whitwell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Whitwell's single ZIP 37397 carries the town

Whitwell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37397 is the entire residential footprint (10,127 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 Whitwell

Citywide ZBP: 80 establishments, 458 employees , annual payroll $14,371k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37397 (80 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Whitwell, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whitwell. See the Marion County roll-up →

Whitwell lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Marion County: Jasper, South Pittsburg and Sequatchie earn more and Guild and Whiteside earn less. Guild marks the far end of that range at $12,791, 77% below Whitwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37397 10,127 $54,750 80 24
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Whitwell 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 Whitwell, .