Lenox, TN · standard

ZIP Code 38047

Dyer County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.

Compiled by PlainZIP Editorial Team, ZIP Code Data Editors · July 8, 2026

91
36/sq mi: $58,438
Median income: 0.0%
Bachelor's or higher

The verdict

Lenox pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, renter-heavy area.

26th pct
household income, US ZIPs: 36
people per sq mi: 0%
owner-occupied homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38047 against every reporting US ZIP.

ZIP code 38047 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lenox, Dyer County, Tennessee, home to just 91 residents across 2.5 square miles, a density of 36 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.

ZIP 38047 reports a modest median household income of $58,438 (12% below the Tennessee average), while per-capita income is $15,611. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 0.0% of homes 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 17.6, and the average commute is -. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Dyer County, so you can benchmark 38047 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 38047, Lenox, TN · 2023 Accessed 2026-07-08 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

Population

2.5

Area (sq mi)

People / sq mi

Chicago

Time Zone

standard

ZIP Type

Neighborhood Scorecard

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Who lives in ZIP 38047?

17.6

Median Age

47.3%

Male

52.7%

Female

0.0%

Foreign-Born

White 100.0%

African American 0.0%

Asian 0.0%

American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.0%

Two or More Ethnicities 0.0%

Hispanic or Latino 0.0%

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?

$58,438

Median Household Income

-12% vs state

$15,611

Per Capita Income

0.0%

Poverty Rate

0.0%

Unemployment Rate

How ZIP 38047 ranks nationally

Lenox, TN household income vs. every US ZIP code

Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked

$58,438 26th percentile higher than 26% 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)