ZIP Code 38778

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sunflower County, Mississippi.

Population: 1,450
Median household income: $41,053
Median home value: $84,600

ZIP Code 38778 (Sunflower County, Mississippi) is home to about 1,450 residents. The median household income of $41,053 is in line with the Sunflower County median ($40,265).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 38778's population declined 3.3% from 1,500 to 1,450, while its median gross rent fell 11.5% from $487 to $431.

16.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,450
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,053
Median home value: $84,600
Median gross rent: $431
Housing units: 570
Homeownership rate: 45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5001,450

Median household income

$27,232$41,053

Median home value

$61,000$84,600

Median gross rent

$487$431

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,500	$27,232	$61,000	$487
2020	1,219	$24,167	$73,100	$347
2021	1,295	$17,436	$70,500	$378
2022	1,435	$37,833	$86,600	$391
2023	1,450	$41,053	$84,600	$431

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	5.7%
5 to 17	249	17.2%
18 to 24	197	13.6%
25 to 34	204	14.1%
35 to 44	259	17.9%
45 to 54	136	9.4%
55 to 64	222	15.3%
65 to 74	71	4.9%
75 and over	30	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	192	13.2%
Black or African American	1,026	70.8%
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	15	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	217	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.9%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	33.9%
High school graduate	229	24.8%
Some college or associate's	225	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	111	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	44	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	524	82.1%
Carpooled	53	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	9.2%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	50.6%
15 to 29 min	151	26.1%
30 to 44 min	117	20.2%
45 to 59 min	5	0.9%
60+ min	13	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 31.8% (457 of 1,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	296	57.1%
Nonfamily households	222	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	518	90.9%
Vacant	52	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	238	45.9%
Renter-occupied	280	54.1%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units22.1%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	332	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	126	22.1%
5 to 19 units	26	4.6%
20 or more units	48	8.4%
Mobile home & other	38	6.7%

ZIP Code 38778

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