ZIP Code 39440

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jones County, Mississippi.

Population: 20,111
Median household income: $38,687
Median home value: $112,300

ZIP Code 39440 (Jones County, Mississippi) is home to about 20,111 residents. At $38,687, its median household income sits below Jones County's $51,143.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 39440's population declined 4.6% from 21,080 to 20,111, while its median gross rent rose 23.7% from $692 to $856.

The typical home was built around 1972. 32.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,111
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $38,687
Median home value: $112,300
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 9,035
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,08020,111

Median household income

$32,101$38,687

Median home value

$88,200$112,300

Median gross rent

$692$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,080	$32,101	$88,200	$692
2020	21,365	$33,953	$99,000	$729
2021	20,443	$34,280	$90,700	$743
2022	20,459	$38,400	$111,400	$799
2023	20,111	$38,687	$112,300	$856

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,399	7.0%
5 to 17	3,978	19.8%
18 to 24	2,226	11.1%
25 to 34	2,832	14.1%
35 to 44	2,385	11.9%
45 to 54	2,028	10.1%
55 to 64	2,447	12.2%
65 to 74	1,518	7.5%
75 and over	1,298	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,973	29.7%
Black or African American	12,694	63.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	112	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,250	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,752	14.0%
High school graduate	4,412	35.3%
Some college or associate's	3,804	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,642	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	898	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,089	86.8%
Carpooled	523	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	395	4.8%
Other means	47	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,924	37.6%
15 to 29 min	3,365	43.3%
30 to 44 min	1,075	13.8%
45 to 59 min	185	2.4%
60+ min	222	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 32.1% (6,302 of 19,641)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,754	62.0%
Nonfamily households	2,914	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,668	84.9%
Vacant	1,367	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,425	57.7%
Renter-occupied	3,243	42.3%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,106	67.6%
1-unit, attached	205	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,009	11.2%
5 to 19 units	1,316	14.6%
20 or more units	25	0.3%
Mobile home & other	374	4.1%

ZIP Code 39440

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