ZIP Code 38748

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Washington County, Mississippi.

Population: 3,047
Median household income: $44,744
Median home value: $88,300

ZIP Code 38748 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Washington County, Mississippi, home to about 3,047 residents. At $44,744, its median household income sits above Washington County's $40,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38748's population declined 2.1% from 3,111 to 3,047, while its median gross rent rose 25.3% from $545 to $683.

28.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.87 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,047
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,744
Median home value: $88,300
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 1,224
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1113,047

Median household income

$39,726$44,744

Median home value

$76,300$88,300

Median gross rent

$545$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,111	$39,726	$76,300	$545
2020	3,071	$45,233	$81,700	$604
2021	2,992	$41,667	$66,800	$656
2022	3,037	$43,777	$81,100	$672
2023	3,047	$44,744	$88,300	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	209	6.9%
5 to 17	644	21.1%
18 to 24	339	11.1%
25 to 34	311	10.2%
35 to 44	285	9.4%
45 to 54	514	16.9%
55 to 64	245	8.0%
65 to 74	392	12.9%
75 and over	108	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	732	24.0%
Black or African American	2,298	75.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.5%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	435	23.5%
High school graduate	577	31.1%
Some college or associate's	483	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	217	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	143	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	989	87.8%
Carpooled	75	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	399	36.7%
15 to 29 min	267	24.5%
30 to 44 min	304	27.9%
45 to 59 min	44	4.0%
60+ min	74	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 28.4% (859 of 3,028)

	Count	Share
Family households	666	63.3%
Nonfamily households	386	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,052	85.9%
Vacant	172	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	642	61.0%
Renter-occupied	410	39.0%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	926	75.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.7%
2 to 4 units	105	8.6%
5 to 19 units	63	5.1%
20 or more units	19	1.6%
Mobile home & other	103	8.4%

ZIP Code 38748

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