Buena Vista, TN · standard
ZIP Code 38318
Carroll County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 476
- 4/sq mi Low-density area
- $107,845
- Median income Above-median income area
- $156,000
- Median home value Below-median home value
- 27.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Near-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Buena Vista pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 14%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 28th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38318 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 38318 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, home to just 476 residents across 108.2 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 38318 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $107,845 (62% above the average Tennessee ZIP), while per-capita income is $41,904. The poverty rate is 19.1%, with unemployment at 3.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $156,000 (37% below the average Tennessee ZIP); owner occupancy is 94.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 27.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 47.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 5 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Carroll County, so 38318 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 38318, Buena Vista, 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
476
Population
108.2
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38318?
47.5
Median Age
42.3%
Male
57.7%
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?
$107,845
Median Household Income
+62% vs state ZIP avg
$41,904
Per Capita Income
19.1%
Poverty Rate
3.8%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 38318 ranks among Tennessee ZIPs
Buena Vista, TN household income vs. every Tennessee ZIP code
Median household income among 593 reporting Tennessee ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$107,845 Top 6% higher than 94% of 593 Tennessee ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more Tennessee 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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
236housing units
236
Total Housing Units
186
Occupied Units
50
Vacant Units
2.17
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$156,000
Median Home Value
-37% vs state ZIP avg
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 38318 vs 38387 →
ZIP 38318 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38320
Camden (38320)
10,686 residents
- 38317 2,537
Bruceton (38317)
2,537 residents
- 38342 1,438
Hollow Rock (38342)
1,438 residents
- 38390 907
Yuma (38390)
907 residents
- 38318 476
Buena Vista (38318)
476 residents
- 38387 375
Westport (38387)
375 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38318 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 38318 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38318
Buena Vista (38318)
$107,845 median income
- 38387
Westport (38387)
$61,477 median income
- 38320
Camden (38320)
$56,096 median income
- 38390
Yuma (38390)
$48,021 median income
- 38317 $41,545
Bruceton (38317)
$41,545 median income
- 38342 $38,466
Hollow Rock (38342)
$38,466 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 38318 ranks the highest of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 38318, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 38318 in?
ZIP code 38318 (Buena Vista) is located in Carroll County, Tennessee. Carroll County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/carroll-tn.
What is the population of ZIP code 38318?
ZIP code 38318 in Buena Vista, TN has a population of 476 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 38318?
The median household income in ZIP 38318 is $107,845, which is 41% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the average home value in ZIP 38318?
The median home value in ZIP 38318 is $156,000, which is 44% below the national average of $278,155.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 38318?
The largest racial group in ZIP 38318 is White at 97.0%.
What is the education level in ZIP code 38318?
In ZIP code 38318, 69.2% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 27.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 38318?
In ZIP code 38318, approximately 94.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 5.9% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 38318?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 38318 is 19.1% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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