ZIP Code 38858

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lee County, Mississippi.

Population: 6,279
Median household income: $60,852
Median home value: $109,200

ZIP Code 38858 (Lee County, Mississippi) is home to about 6,279 residents. The median household income of $60,852 is below the Lee County median ($67,144).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 38858's population declined 13.7% from 7,275 to 6,279, while its median gross rent rose 35.1% from $661 to $893.

65.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,279
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,852
Median home value: $109,200
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 3,048
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2756,279

Median household income

$42,765$60,852

Median home value

$85,700$109,200

Median gross rent

$661$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,275	$42,765	$85,700	$661
2020	7,579	$56,314	$89,500	$697
2021	6,953	$62,071	$90,400	$729
2022	6,315	$60,365	$99,800	$813
2023	6,279	$60,852	$109,200	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	269	4.3%
5 to 17	1,416	22.6%
18 to 24	612	9.7%
25 to 34	570	9.1%
35 to 44	945	15.1%
45 to 54	1,059	16.9%
55 to 64	735	11.7%
65 to 74	384	6.1%
75 and over	289	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,671	74.4%
Black or African American	1,565	24.9%
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	43	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	674	16.9%
High school graduate	1,739	43.7%
Some college or associate's	1,282	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	164	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	123	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,428	85.9%
Carpooled	255	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	4.0%
Other means	14	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	369	13.6%
15 to 29 min	1,268	46.8%
30 to 44 min	861	31.7%
45 to 59 min	84	3.1%
60+ min	130	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 14.3% (897 of 6,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,578	71.7%
Nonfamily households	623	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,201	72.2%
Vacant	847	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,652	75.1%
Renter-occupied	549	24.9%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,997	65.5%
1-unit, attached	29	1.0%
2 to 4 units	86	2.8%
5 to 19 units	11	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	925	30.3%

ZIP Code 38858

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