ZIP Code 38703

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Washington County, Mississippi.

Population: 11,243
Median household income: $40,641
Median home value: $77,500

ZIP Code 38703 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Washington County, Mississippi, home to about 11,243 residents. Its median household income of $40,641 runs in line with the Washington County figure of $40,117.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38703's population declined 9.9% from 12,475 to 11,243, while its median gross rent rose 10.6% from $786 to $869.

16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,243
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,641
Median home value: $77,500
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 5,155
Homeownership rate: 53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,47511,243

Median household income

$28,021$40,641

Median home value

$68,900$77,500

Median gross rent

$786$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,475	$28,021	$68,900	$786
2020	11,673	$28,517	$65,900	$800
2021	12,421	$31,438	$65,000	$812
2022	11,835	$34,186	$78,000	$892
2023	11,243	$40,641	$77,500	$869

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	708	6.3%
5 to 17	1,865	16.6%
18 to 24	1,039	9.2%
25 to 34	1,577	14.0%
35 to 44	1,299	11.6%
45 to 54	912	8.1%
55 to 64	1,718	15.3%
65 to 74	1,331	11.8%
75 and over	794	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,915	17.0%
Black or African American	8,918	79.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.6%
Two or more races	245	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,678	22.0%
High school graduate	2,883	37.8%
Some college or associate's	1,841	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	816	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	413	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.9%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,681	89.9%
Carpooled	182	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	78	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	140	3.4%
Other means	14	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,746	44.1%
15 to 29 min	1,589	40.2%
30 to 44 min	177	4.5%
45 to 59 min	183	4.6%
60+ min	260	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 30.0% (3,259 of 10,860)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,603	61.6%
Nonfamily households	1,623	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,226	82.0%
Vacant	929	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,254	53.3%
Renter-occupied	1,972	46.7%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,864	75.0%
1-unit, attached	38	0.7%
2 to 4 units	656	12.7%
5 to 19 units	127	2.5%
20 or more units	241	4.7%
Mobile home & other	229	4.4%

Geography

ZCTA: 38703
Land area: 142 sq mi
Water area: 9.99 sq mi
Center point: 33.4757, -91.0528

Counties this ZIP covers

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