ZIP Code 38643

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Quitman County, Mississippi.

Population: 1,322
Median household income: $28,362
Median home value: $69,000

ZIP Code 38643 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Quitman County, Mississippi, home to about 1,322 residents. The median household income of $28,362 is below the Quitman County median ($32,131).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38643's population declined 29.5% from 1,875 to 1,322, while its median gross rent rose 34.2% from $450 to $604.

The typical home was built around 1970. 43.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,322
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $28,362
Median home value: $69,000
Median gross rent: $604
Housing units: 792
Homeownership rate: 48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8751,322

Median household income

$18,576$28,362

Median home value

$51,300$69,000

Median gross rent

$450$604

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,875	$18,576	$51,300	$450
2020	1,596	$17,147	$47,900	$364
2021	1,406	$19,198	$47,200	$536
2022	1,338	$26,625	$53,600	$575
2023	1,322	$28,362	$69,000	$604

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 744.0%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	2.2%
5 to 17	182	13.8%
18 to 24	112	8.5%
25 to 34	191	14.4%
35 to 44	175	13.2%
45 to 54	173	13.1%
55 to 64	244	18.5%
65 to 74	53	4.0%
75 and over	163	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	230	17.4%
Black or African American	1,044	79.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.8%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	318	31.8%
High school graduate	238	23.8%
Some college or associate's	339	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	86	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	18	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	345	78.1%
Carpooled	67	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	5.7%
Other means	5	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	30.0%
15 to 29 min	68	16.3%
30 to 44 min	95	22.8%
45 to 59 min	15	3.6%
60+ min	114	27.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 43.1% (542 of 1,259)

	Count	Share
Family households	379	59.0%
Nonfamily households	263	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	642	81.1%
Vacant	150	18.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	48.3%
Renter-occupied	332	51.7%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	649	81.9%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	46	5.8%
5 to 19 units	76	9.6%
20 or more units	8	1.0%
Mobile home & other	10	1.3%

ZIP Code 38643

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