Prospect, TN · standard
ZIP Code 38477
Giles County, Tennessee - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,766
- 11/sq mi
- $60,542
- Median income
- $223,200
- Median home value
- 17.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Prospect pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 30th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 11
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38477 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 38477 covers 242.6 square miles in Prospect, Giles County, Tennessee (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,766 residents on file, a density of 11 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 38477 reports a modest median household income of $60,542 (9% below the Tennessee average), while per-capita income is $31,331. Poverty here runs at 7.4%, with unemployment measured at 2.7%. Median home value sits at $223,200 (10% below the state average), median rent at $1,054 a month, and owner-occupancy at 87.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.3, and the average commute is 32 minutes. Beyond these figures, 4 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Giles County, letting you compare 38477 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline 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 38477, Prospect, 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
2,766
Population
242.6
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38477?
52.3
Median Age
44.1%
Male
55.9%
Female
1.2%
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?
$60,542
Median Household Income
-9% vs state
$31,331
Per Capita Income
7.4%
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
32.2 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 38477 ranks nationally
Prospect, TN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$60,542 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?
1,321
Total Housing Units
1,049
Occupied Units
272
Vacant Units
2.69
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$223,200
Median Home Value
-10% vs state
$1,054
Median Rent
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 38477, employing approximately 34 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,925,000.
9
Businesses
34
Employees
$2.9M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 38477 vs 38455 →
ZIP 38477 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35620
Elkmont (35620)
8,868 residents
- 38477 2,766
Prospect (38477)
2,766 residents
- 38460 1,410
Goodspring (38460)
1,410 residents
- 35647 1,030
Lester (35647)
1,030 residents
- 38455 227
Elkton (38455)
227 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38477 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 38477 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38455
Elkton (38455)
$158,125 median income
- 38460
Goodspring (38460)
$101,914 median income
- 35647
Lester (35647)
$90,139 median income
- 35620
Elkmont (35620)
$78,247 median income
- 38477 $60,542
Prospect (38477)
$60,542 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 38477 ranks #5 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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