ZIP 38478 vs ZIP 38460

This side-by-side compares ZIP 38478 (Pulaski, TN) and ZIP 38460 (Goodspring, TN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 38478 has a population of 17,733 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 38460 has 1,410 at 16 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 38478 reports a median household income of $61,295 against $101,914 in ZIP 38460, with per-capita income of $33,645 vs $56,397. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.2% in 38478 and 24.2% in 38460. Poverty rate reads 14.4% vs 8.8%, and unemployment 4.2% vs 0.7% — 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 $226,200 in 38478 versus $207,700 in 38460, with median rent of $867 and $744 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.5% vs 86.4%. 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.