Moving to Friendship, Tennessee

Population: 608. Estimated population in July 2024: 612 (+0.7% change)
Males: 291 (47.9%), Females: 317 (52.1%)

Zip code: 38034

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $24,583
Median house value: $58,000

Population by Race

Races in Friendship:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
  • Black (11.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Other race (2.1%)

Ancestries: United States (16.0%), English (6.4%), Irish (5.6%), German (2.0%), Dutch (1.3%).

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Friendship

  • High school or higher: 62.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friendship city

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

4.1% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+30.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Friendship:

  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 14 miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
  • GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TRENTON, TN)
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 23 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Friendship:

  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 33 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 58 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Friendship:

  • ARNOLD FIELD (about 10 miles; HALLS, TN; Abbreviation: M31)
  • DYERSBURG MUNI (about 13 miles; DYERSBURG, TN; Abbreviation: DYR)
  • THORNTON (about 16 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: 47M)

Amtrak station near Friendship:

  • 14 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friendship:

  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 44 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 66 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)

Public primary/middle school in Friendship:

  • FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 6117 HIGHWAY 189; Grades: KG – 05)