Housing market/Tennessee/ZIP 38105
ZIP 38105 Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · Tennessee. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 38105 · TN
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 38105 — Memphis, TN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 38105
- 1-unit detached89921.8%
- 1-unit attached1754.2%
- 2–4 units55813.6%
- 5–49 units1,26730.8%
- 50+ units1,20429.2%
- Mobile150.4%
2–4 unit share 13.5% · 5–49 unit share 30.6% · combined 2–49 44.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $928 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $772.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 46.2%; ≥50% 26.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,090 (1.175× ACS median gross rent).
Population
5,151 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -17.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 6 projects, 351 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 164 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 38105 86.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 21.8%; ACS median gross rent is $928; population changed -17.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 558 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,267 units in 5–49-unit structures; 6 LIHTC projects totaling 351 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,090 versus ACS median gross rent of $928. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Tennessee research
ZIP 38105 is a Census / HUD profile for Memphis, TN-MS-AR, TN. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 38105 — Memphis, TN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Tennessee ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Tennessee research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 38105?
ZIP 38105 (Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area) has 5,151 residents, 3,241 households, a renter share of 86.5%, median household income of $29,316, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $928. Vacancy is 21.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 38105?
ACS counts 159 units in 2-unit buildings, 399 in 3–4 unit buildings, 625 in 5–9, 297 in 10–19, and 345 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,825 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 38105?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,090. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 38105 — Memphis, TN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Tennessee ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 38105 is Census / HUD research for Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Tennessee property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.