Indian Mound, TN · standard
ZIP Code 37079
Stewart County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,578
- 13/sq mi
- $86,804
- Median income
- $246,200
- Median home value
- 23.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Indian Mound pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 30%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 43%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 13
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 37079 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 37079 covers 199.8 square miles in Indian Mound, Stewart County, Tennessee (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,578 residents on file, a density of 13 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 37079 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $86,804 (31% above the Tennessee average), while per-capita income is $36,177. Poverty here runs at 10.6%, with unemployment measured at 0.8%. On housing, the median home value is $246,200 (1% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 89.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.8, and the average commute is 39 minutes. To put 37079 in local context, 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 4 additional ZIPs in Stewart County, for a geography-aware comparison.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 37079, Indian Mound, TN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,578
Population
199.8
Area (sq mi)
13
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 37079?
42.8
Median Age
52.6%
Male
47.4%
Female
0.7%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$86,804
Median Household Income
+31% vs state
$36,177
Per Capita Income
10.6%
Poverty Rate
0.8%
Unemployment Rate
38.5 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 37079 ranks nationally
Indian Mound, TN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$86,804 Top 30% higher than 70% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
1,187
Total Housing Units
1,046
Occupied Units
141
Vacant Units
2.83
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$246,200
Median Home Value
-1% vs state
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 37079, employing approximately 103 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,843,000.
19
Businesses
103
Employees
$5.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 8 | 42.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 37079 vs 37050 →
ZIP 37079 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37191
Woodlawn (37191)
4,020 residents
- 37079
Indian Mound (37079)
2,578 residents
- 37023
Big Rock (37023)
1,811 residents
- 37050
Cumberland City (37050)
1,699 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 37079 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 37079 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37191
Woodlawn (37191)
$91,455 median income
- 37079
Indian Mound (37079)
$86,804 median income
- 37023
Big Rock (37023)
$75,391 median income
- 37050
Cumberland City (37050)
$56,927 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 37079 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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