ZIP Code 38642

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Benton County, Mississippi.

Population: 2,085
Median household income: $58,857
Median home value: $116,200

Covering part of Benton County, Mississippi, ZIP Code 38642 has about 2,085 residents. The median household income of $58,857 is above the Benton County median ($42,139).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38642's population declined 8.9% from 2,289 to 2,085, while its median gross rent rose 46.2% from $437 to $639.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 22.4% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 50.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,085
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,857
Median home value: $116,200
Median gross rent: $639
Housing units: 782
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2892,085

Median household income

$33,550$58,857

Median home value

$79,700$116,200

Median gross rent

$437$639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,289	$33,550	$79,700	$437
2020	2,626	$47,995	$90,000	$567
2021	2,454	$53,191	$95,000	$563
2022	2,047	$56,768	$117,900	$618
2023	2,085	$58,857	$116,200	$639

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	1.5%
5 to 17	234	11.2%
18 to 24	222	10.6%
25 to 34	467	22.4%
35 to 44	252	12.1%
45 to 54	109	5.2%
55 to 64	425	20.4%
65 to 74	193	9.3%
75 and over	151	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	714	34.2%
Black or African American	1,049	50.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	265	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.2%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	514	32.2%
High school graduate	479	30.0%
Some college or associate's	403	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	70	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	131	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	758	81.2%
Carpooled	119	12.7%
Public transit	10	1.1%
Walked	36	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	15.2%
15 to 29 min	232	25.1%
30 to 44 min	268	29.0%
45 to 59 min	205	22.2%
60+ min	78	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 14.0% (291 of 2,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	538	73.5%
Nonfamily households	194	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	732	93.6%
Vacant	50	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	83.7%
Renter-occupied	119	16.3%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	672	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	14.1%

ZIP Code 38642

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