Housing data for ZIP code 43938

Name: Housing in ZIP code 43938, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 43938 has an estimated 5,660 residents and 2,674 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County.

30.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $942 (±$150) a month.

The median home value is $101,300 (±$12,081).

The median household income is $55,446 (±$4,823) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 5,660 (±406)
Median gross rent: $942
Median home value: $101,300
Households that rent: 30.4%

How ZIP code 43938 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 43938	Cross Creek Township	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Residents	5,660 (±406)	7,725	64,518	11,810,293	334,922,499
Housing units	2,674 (±240)	3,763	31,025	5,292,391	143,775,355
Households that rent	30.4% (±6.5 points)	30.8%	29.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$942 (±$150)	$915	$835	$1,034	$1,413
Median home value	$101,300 (±$12,081)	$140,900	$127,800	$214,800	$332,700
Median household income	$55,446 (±$4,823)	$72,003	$59,055	$71,389	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,104 (±$278)	$1,597	$1,257	$2,822	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	61.3% (±21.7 points)	38.4%	44.0%	45.9%	51.1%
Built before 1980	84.4% (±12.3 points)	71.2%	80.4%	63.4%	49.7%
Average commute	23.1 minutes (±2.5)	25.2 minutes	23.8 minutes	23.4 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	83.2% (±6.3 points)	86.7%	86.6%	90.1%	91.0%
Median age of residents	40.0 years (±5.7)	50.0 years	44.3 years	39.7 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 43938, median gross rent is not measurably different from Jefferson County ($835).

It is not measurably different from Ohio ($1,034).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 43938 is not measurably different from Cross Creek Township as a whole ($915).

Its median home value is lower than in Cross Creek Township as a whole ($140,900).

Among the 17 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with a published estimate, ZIP 43938 ranks 2 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 17 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with a published estimate, ZIP 43938 ranks 11 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 19 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with a published estimate, ZIP 43938 ranks 11 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 43938

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	12.0% (±11.8 points)	16.6%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	42.6% (±17.0 points)	53.5%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	41.7% (±14.9 points)	25.7%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.7% (±4.4 points)	2.7%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±6.3 points)	1.1%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±6.3 points)	0.4%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.3 points)	0.0%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 42.6% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 43938

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
2 bedrooms	$862 (±$33)
3 bedrooms	$1,073 (±$104)
4 bedrooms	$1,560 (±$273)

Rent burden in ZIP code 43938

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Less than 15%	10.6% (±7.9 points)	19.7%	15.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.5% (±7.9 points)	11.0%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.9% (±8.7 points)	12.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.7% (±4.2 points)	12.5%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.7% (±15.6 points)	6.6%	8.6%	9.2%
35% or more	46.6% (±15.1 points)	37.4%	37.3%	41.9%

61.3% (±21.7 points) of renting households in ZIP code 43938 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 43938

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Less than $50,000	18.0% (±8.0 points)	12.4%	6.3%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	31.0% (±9.8 points)	25.0%	10.0%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	24.5% (±7.6 points)	19.8%	13.4%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	11.9% (±5.1 points)	17.4%	16.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	7.7% (±4.9 points)	16.4%	23.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	4.0% (±2.8 points)	7.1%	21.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	1.2% (±1.5 points)	1.2%	7.7%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.7% (±1.8 points)	0.6%	1.2%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 43938

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Single-family, detached	82.1% (±6.2 points)	78.0%	68.8%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.7% (±0.8 points)	1.3%	4.9%	6.2%
2 units	2.5% (±2.1 points)	3.3%	3.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	1.3% (±1.6 points)	3.1%	4.3%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.7% (±0.9 points)	2.9%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.6% (±2.5 points)	2.1%	3.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.1% (±2.8 points)	3.4%	6.5%	10.3%
Mobile home	7.9% (±4.9 points)	5.9%	3.4%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 43938 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
2020 or later	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.4%	1.1%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	0.0% (±1.4 points)	2.7%	5.6%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	2.1% (±1.3 points)	4.7%	9.7%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	8.3% (±4.4 points)	6.2%	11.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	5.2% (±2.6 points)	5.8%	9.1%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	10.4% (±4.6 points)	13.4%	14.0%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	12.9% (±4.7 points)	14.1%	11.7%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	20.1% (±5.7 points)	18.7%	13.1%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	18.4% (±5.3 points)	10.4%	5.6%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	22.6% (±6.8 points)	23.8%	19.0%	11.7%

84.4% of the homes in ZIP code 43938 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 43938

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Utility gas	58.2% (±8.0 points)	49.5%	64.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	14.5% (±6.3 points)	13.1%	1.7%	3.9%
Electricity	23.0% (±7.0 points)	27.6%	26.0%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.6% (±1.8 points)	5.9%	5.6%	4.9%
Wood	2.7% (±2.2 points)	2.9%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.4%	0.5%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 43938 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 43938	Jefferson County	Ohio	United States
Drove alone	90.7% (±4.2 points)	80.7%	75.1%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.2% (±2.7 points)	6.2%	7.5%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.3%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.5% (±0.7 points)	3.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.7% (±1.2 points)	0.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Worked from home	3.8% (±2.3 points)	8.7%	13.0%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 43938 take an average of 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 43938

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Cross Creek Township	47%	$915	30.8%
Wells Township	31%	$589	30.0%
Steubenville Township	22%	$980	36.4%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 43938

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
43913	2.9 mi	$536	$82,500	$43,914	43.9%
43953	4.0 mi	$899	$149,700	$74,107	32.5%
26030	5.3 mi	$791	$60,300	$33,125	25.4%
26037	5.3 mi	$661	$136,600	$59,508	29.7%
26070	5.7 mi	$613	$143,500	$52,359	20.1%
43948	5.9 mi	$863	$78,500	$142,606	26.3%
43943	6.9 mi	$728	$135,500	$54,784	19.3%
26035	7.2 mi	—	$158,800	$60,000	8.0%

ZIP code 43938 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 43938: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 43938

What is the median rent in ZIP code 43938?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 43938 is $942 (±$150) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 43938?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 43938 is $101,300 (±$12,081) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 43938?

The median household income in ZIP code 43938 is $55,446 (±$4,823) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 43938 in?

Most of ZIP code 43938’s land lies in Cross Creek Township; it also covers Wells Township, Steubenville Township.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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