ZIP 38008 vs ZIP 38381

This side-by-side compares ZIP 38008 (Bolivar, TN) and ZIP 38381 (Toone, TN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 38008 has a population of 9,721 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 38381 has 1,640 at 11 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 38008 reports a median household income of $43,789 against $51,313 in ZIP 38381, with per-capita income of $25,944 vs $18,706. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.7% in 38008 and 15.0% in 38381. Poverty rate reads 17.9% vs 27.6%, and unemployment 11.4% vs 4.4% — 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 $127,800 in 38008 versus $110,000 in 38381, with median rent of $826 and $682 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.8% vs 83.0%. 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.