ZIP Code 39701

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

Population: 12,591
Median household income: $28,523
Median home value: $121,400

ZIP Code 39701 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lowndes County, Mississippi, home to about 12,591 residents. The median household income of $28,523 is below the Lowndes County median ($54,460).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 39701's population declined 5.7% from 13,346 to 12,591, while its median gross rent rose 29.0% from $658 to $849.

The typical home was built around 1967. 33.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,591
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $28,523
Median home value: $121,400
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 7,012
Homeownership rate: 46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,34612,591

Median household income

$32,471$28,523

Median home value

$123,300$121,400

Median gross rent

$658$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,346	$32,471	$123,300	$658
2020	12,798	$26,000	$125,200	$751
2021	12,721	$21,151	$133,700	$705
2022	12,593	$29,368	$135,500	$802
2023	12,591	$28,523	$121,400	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	754	6.0%
5 to 17	1,802	14.3%
18 to 24	1,303	10.3%
25 to 34	1,843	14.6%
35 to 44	774	6.1%
45 to 54	1,560	12.4%
55 to 64	1,882	14.9%
65 to 74	1,657	13.2%
75 and over	1,016	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,028	32.0%
Black or African American	7,948	63.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	58	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	0.4%
Two or more races	265	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	238	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,452	16.6%
High school graduate	2,924	33.5%
Some college or associate's	2,365	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	922	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,069	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,927	86.8%
Carpooled	323	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	153	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	2.3%
Other means	20	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,029	45.9%
15 to 29 min	1,866	42.2%
30 to 44 min	280	6.3%
45 to 59 min	39	0.9%
60+ min	209	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 33.0% (3,911 of 11,845)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,459	45.2%
Nonfamily households	2,978	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,437	77.5%
Vacant	1,575	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,514	46.2%
Renter-occupied	2,923	53.8%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,062	72.2%
1-unit, attached	108	1.5%
2 to 4 units	795	11.3%
5 to 19 units	693	9.9%
20 or more units	25	0.4%
Mobile home & other	329	4.7%

ZIP Code 39701

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