ZIP 37012 vs ZIP 38547

This side-by-side compares ZIP 37012 (Alexandria, TN) and ZIP 38547 (Brush Creek, TN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 37012 has a population of 2,292 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 38547 has 1,975 at 23 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 37012 reports a median household income of $49,265 against $80,843 in ZIP 38547, with per-capita income of $26,310 vs $33,329. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.3% in 37012 and 18.2% in 38547. Poverty rate reads 18.2% vs 17.6%, and unemployment 8.4% vs 3.1% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $237,600 in 37012 versus $244,100 in 38547, with median rent of $749 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.8% vs 98.3%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.