ZIP 38061 vs ZIP 38367

This side-by-side compares ZIP 38061 (Pocahontas, TN) and ZIP 38367 (Ramer, TN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 38061 has a population of 977 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 38367 has 2,843 at 14 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 38061 reports a median household income of $38,047 against $58,571 in ZIP 38367, with per-capita income of $24,626 vs $26,870. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.8% in 38061 and 14.0% in 38367. Poverty rate reads 14.1% vs 11.5%, and unemployment 19.1% vs 5.6% — 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 $155,400 in 38061 versus $160,200 in 38367, with median rent of — and $918 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.6% vs 80.4%. 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.