Crab Orchard, TN · standard
ZIP Code 37723
Cumberland County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 944
- 7/sq mi
- $60,526
- Median income
- $167,700
- Median home value
- 8.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Crab Orchard pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 30th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 33th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 37723 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 37723 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Crab Orchard, Cumberland County, Tennessee, home to just 944 residents across 143.0 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 37723 reports a modest median household income of $60,526 (9% below the Tennessee average), while per-capita income is $32,608. The poverty rate stands at 12.1% and the unemployment rate at 12.8%. The typical home here is valued at $167,700 (32% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 84.6% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.6, and the average commute is 24 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 2 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 37723, plus 5 more within Cumberland County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
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 37723, Crab Orchard, 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
944
Population
143.0
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 37723?
42.6
Median Age
50.7%
Male
49.3%
Female
0.0%
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?
$60,526
Median Household Income
-9% vs state
$32,608
Per Capita Income
12.1%
Poverty Rate
12.8%
Unemployment Rate
24.2 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 37723 ranks nationally
Crab Orchard, TN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$60,526 30th percentile higher than 30% 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?
803
Total Housing Units
680
Occupied Units
123
Vacant Units
2.09
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$167,700
Median Home Value
-32% vs state
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 37723, employing approximately 110 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,394,000.
10
Businesses
110
Employees
$5.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 40.0% |
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 37723 vs 38558 →
ZIP 37723 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37854
Rockwood (37854)
13,108 residents
- 38558
Crossville (38558)
6,970 residents
- 37723 944
Crab Orchard (37723)
944 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 37723 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 37723 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38558
Crossville (38558)
$72,819 median income
- 37723
Crab Orchard (37723)
$60,526 median income
- 37854
Rockwood (37854)
$55,856 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 37723 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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