ZIP 37716 vs ZIP 37769

This side-by-side compares ZIP 37716 (Clinton, TN) and ZIP 37769 (Rocky Top, TN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 37716 has a population of 25,749 at 118 people per square mile, while ZIP 37769 has 5,990 at 80 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 37716 reports a median household income of $64,915 against $61,250 in ZIP 37769, with per-capita income of $34,987 vs $28,211. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.1% in 37716 and 10.6% in 37769. Poverty rate reads 12.3% vs 21.7%, and unemployment 3.5% vs 6.6% — 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 $244,000 in 37716 versus $183,000 in 37769, with median rent of $951 and $753 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.7% vs 74.3%. 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.