ZIP Code 38849

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lee County, Mississippi.

Population: 5,874
Median household income: $72,018
Median home value: $147,000

ZIP Code 38849 (Lee County, Mississippi) is home to about 5,874 residents. At $72,018, its median household income sits above Lee County's $67,144.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38849's population declined 12.4% from 6,708 to 5,874, while its median gross rent rose 13.8% from $824 to $938.

67.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,874
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,018
Median home value: $147,000
Median gross rent: $938
Housing units: 2,245
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7085,874

Median household income

$60,000$72,018

Median home value

$116,000$147,000

Median gross rent

$824$938

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,708	$60,000	$116,000	$824
2020	6,052	$63,388	$116,800	$853
2021	5,599	$67,279	$133,700	$788
2022	5,195	$69,068	$157,200	$835
2023	5,874	$72,018	$147,000	$938

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	308	5.2%
5 to 17	1,475	25.1%
18 to 24	461	7.8%
25 to 34	655	11.2%
35 to 44	842	14.3%
45 to 54	656	11.2%
55 to 64	548	9.3%
65 to 74	654	11.1%
75 and over	275	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,757	81.0%
Black or African American	810	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	179	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	427	11.8%
High school graduate	1,111	30.6%
Some college or associate's	1,189	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	619	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	284	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,419	88.9%
Carpooled	236	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	2.0%
Other means	11	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	304	11.4%
15 to 29 min	1,422	53.3%
30 to 44 min	742	27.8%
45 to 59 min	138	5.2%
60+ min	60	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 10.3% (602 of 5,819)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,566	78.3%
Nonfamily households	434	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,000	89.1%
Vacant	245	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,632	81.6%
Renter-occupied	368	18.4%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,507	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	83	3.7%
5 to 19 units	28	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	627	27.9%

ZIP Code 38849

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Race & ethnicity

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