ZIP Code 39478

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Walthall County, Mississippi.

Population: 2,150
Median household income: $44,963
Median home value: $112,000

ZIP Code 39478 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Walthall County, Mississippi, home to about 2,150 residents. At $44,963, its median household income sits in line with Walthall County's $45,444.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 39478's population declined 1.6% from 2,184 to 2,150, while its median household income rose 5.8% from $42,500 to $44,963.

64.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,150
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,963
Median home value: $112,000
Median gross rent: $1,105
Housing units: 998
Homeownership rate: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1842,150

Median household income

$42,500$44,963

Median home value

$125,000$112,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,184	$42,500	$125,000	—
2020	1,961	$41,268	$93,900	—
2021	2,256	$43,622	$145,600	—
2022	2,461	$45,758	$118,300	—
2023	2,150	$44,963	$112,000	$1,105

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 340.6%

35 to 4420.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	118	5.5%
5 to 17	309	14.4%
18 to 24	147	6.8%
25 to 34	13	0.6%
35 to 44	444	20.7%
45 to 54	205	9.5%
55 to 64	302	14.0%
65 to 74	325	15.1%
75 and over	287	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,677	78.0%
Black or African American	379	17.6%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate53.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	131	8.3%
High school graduate	836	53.0%
Some college or associate's	477	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	93	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	39	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	596	85.0%
Carpooled	43	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	9.5%
15 to 29 min	177	27.2%
30 to 44 min	235	36.2%
45 to 59 min	11	1.7%
60+ min	165	25.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 22.0% (474 of 2,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	638	77.0%
Nonfamily households	191	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	829	83.1%
Vacant	169	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	709	85.5%
Renter-occupied	120	14.5%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	642	64.3%
1-unit, attached	16	1.6%
2 to 4 units	30	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	310	31.1%

ZIP Code 39478

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