Whitesburg, TN · standard
ZIP Code 37891
Hamblen County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,626
- 44/sq mi
- $47,288
- Median income
- $174,900
- Median home value
- 13.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Whitesburg pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 11th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 36th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 44
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 37891 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 37891 covers 83.4 square miles in Whitesburg, Hamblen County, Tennessee (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,626 residents on file, a density of 44 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 37891 reports a modest median household income of $47,288 (29% below the Tennessee average), while per-capita income is $24,779. Poverty here runs at 19.2%, with unemployment measured at 18.7%. On housing, the median home value is $174,900 (29% below the state average) with median rent at $781 per month, and 69.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.7, and the average commute is 33 minutes. To put 37891 in local context, 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 4 additional ZIPs in Hamblen 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 37891, Whitesburg, 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
3,626
Population
83.4
Area (sq mi)
44
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 37891?
36.7
Median Age
53.0%
Male
47.0%
Female
0.9%
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?
$47,288
Median Household Income
-29% vs state
$24,779
Per Capita Income
19.2%
Poverty Rate
18.7%
Unemployment Rate
33.4 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 37891 ranks nationally
Whitesburg, TN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$47,288 11th percentile higher than 11% 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?
1,558
Total Housing Units
1,513
Occupied Units
45
Vacant Units
2.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$174,900
Median Home Value
-29% vs state
$781
Median Rent
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 22 business establishments in ZIP 37891, employing approximately 276 people with a combined annual payroll of $13,172,000.
22
Businesses
276
Employees
$13.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 7 | 31.8% |
| Construction | 4 | 18.2% |
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 37891 vs 37860 →
ZIP 37891 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37813
Morristown (37813)
17,444 residents
- 37711 5,044
Bulls Gap (37711)
5,044 residents
- 37860 4,113
Russellville (37860)
4,113 residents
- 37891 3,626
Whitesburg (37891)
3,626 residents
- 37811 3,215
Mooresburg (37811)
3,215 residents
- 37809 2,278
Midway (37809)
2,278 residents
- 37810 1,928
Mohawk (37810)
1,928 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 37891 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 37891 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 37860
Russellville (37860)
$73,875 median income
- 37811
Mooresburg (37811)
$52,047 median income
- 37809
Midway (37809)
$50,192 median income
- 37813
Morristown (37813)
$48,011 median income
- 37891
Whitesburg (37891)
$47,288 median income
- 37711
Bulls Gap (37711)
$42,406 median income
- 37810
Mohawk (37810)
$32,917 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 37891 ranks #5 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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