Tennessee · Census place 31000
Greenfield, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Greenfield, Tennessee (Greenfield, TN — Census place “Greenfield city”) is 2,085 residents, ranking #207 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $41,798, the median home is worth $88,400 and median gross rent runs $718 a month. Looking for the Greenfield Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Greenfield, TN: 38230.
- Population
- 2,085Greenfield city residents
- Median household income
- $41,798Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $718Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.6%Owner-occupied households
Greenfield ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Greenfield.
The Greenfield TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Greenfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Greenfield city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 74.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Greenfield city, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Greenfield city is a small town in Tennessee, with 2,085 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #207 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 59% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Greenfield city earn a median of $41,798 a year, 46.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Greenfield city is valued at $88,400, 70.9% below the national figure and 54% below the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $718 a month, 48.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,616 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 74.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Dover city 2,080
- Falling Water CDP 2,090
- Caryville town 2,079
- South Fulton city 2,106
- South Carthage town 2,049
- Lookout Mountain town 2,112
- Lakesite city 2,026
- Jamestown city 2,156
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Greenfield city?
- Greenfield city has 2,085 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #207 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in Greenfield city?
- Median household income in Greenfield city is $41,798 a year, 46.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Greenfield city?
- Median gross rent is $718 a month and the median home value is $88,400, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.
- Is Greenfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Greenfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Greenfield city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.