ZIP Code 38834

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Alcorn County, Mississippi.

Population: 27,146
Median household income: $50,125
Median home value: $139,300

ZIP Code 38834 (Alcorn County, Mississippi) is home to about 27,146 residents. At $50,125, its median household income sits in line with Alcorn County's $49,404.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38834's population declined 5.7% from 28,781 to 27,146, while its median gross rent rose 16.8% from $625 to $730.

65.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,146
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,125
Median home value: $139,300
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 13,211
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,78127,146

Median household income

$42,016$50,125

Median home value

$110,100$139,300

Median gross rent

$625$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,781	$42,016	$110,100	$625
2020	29,190	$40,256	$121,800	$636
2021	27,818	$44,390	$126,600	$657
2022	27,521	$48,031	$134,100	$699
2023	27,146	$50,125	$139,300	$730

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,673	6.2%
5 to 17	4,125	15.2%
18 to 24	2,234	8.2%
25 to 34	3,666	13.5%
35 to 44	2,790	10.3%
45 to 54	3,639	13.4%
55 to 64	3,709	13.7%
65 to 74	3,132	11.5%
75 and over	2,178	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,865	80.5%
Black or African American	3,134	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	15	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.2%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	876	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,143	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,247	17.0%
High school graduate	6,378	33.4%
Some college or associate's	5,526	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,436	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,527	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,875	85.4%
Carpooled	917	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	245	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	342	3.0%
Other means	187	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,581	40.8%
15 to 29 min	4,083	36.4%
30 to 44 min	1,471	13.1%
45 to 59 min	379	3.4%
60+ min	710	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 17.7% (4,670 of 26,350)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,046	60.9%
Nonfamily households	4,515	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,561	87.5%
Vacant	1,650	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,193	62.2%
Renter-occupied	4,368	37.8%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,649	65.5%
1-unit, attached	136	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,251	9.5%
5 to 19 units	984	7.4%
20 or more units	404	3.1%
Mobile home & other	1,787	13.5%

ZIP Code 38834

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