Petros, TN · standard
ZIP Code 37845
Morgan County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 494
- 187/sq mi
- $15,486
- Median income
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Petros pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 0th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 187
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 37845 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 37845 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Petros, Morgan County, Tennessee, home to just 494 residents across 2.6 square miles, a density of 187 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 37845 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $15,486 (77% below the Tennessee average), while per-capita income is $13,363. 52.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is - with median rent at - per month, and 100.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 65.8, and the average commute is -. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Morgan County, so you can benchmark 37845 against its immediate geography rather than a 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 37845, Petros, 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
494
Population
2.6
Area (sq mi)
187
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 37845?
65.8
Median Age
39.8%
Male
60.2%
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?
$15,486
Median Household Income
-77% vs state
$13,363
Per Capita Income
52.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 37845 ranks nationally
Petros, TN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$15,486 0th percentile higher than 0% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
114
Total Housing Units
78
Occupied Units
36
Vacant Units
2.19
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1947
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 37845 vs 37719 →
ZIP 37845 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37830
Oak Ridge (37830)
29,700 residents
- 37748
Harriman (37748)
17,857 residents
- 37840 10,021
Oliver Springs (37840)
10,021 residents
- 37887 7,511
Wartburg (37887)
7,511 residents
- 37710 1,141
Briceville (37710)
1,141 residents
- 37845 494
Petros (37845)
494 residents
- 37719 168
Coalfield (37719)
168 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 37845 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 37845 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37840
Oliver Springs (37840)
$75,881 median income
- 37830
Oak Ridge (37830)
$72,269 median income
- 37887
Wartburg (37887)
$65,137 median income
- 37748
Harriman (37748)
$64,883 median income
- 37710 $28,362
Briceville (37710)
$28,362 median income
- 37845 $15,486
Petros (37845)
$15,486 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 37845 ranks #6 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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