38759 Zip Code (Merigold, MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,310
Zip code population in 2010: 1,194
Zip code population in 2000: 1,352

Houses and condos: 624
Renter-occupied apartments: 139
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38759: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,624 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $922 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 38759:

• High school or higher: 82.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38759:

• Never married: 21.7%
• Now married: 56.9%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 11.6%

• 
• • 76258.3%White
  • 51539.4%Black
  • 302.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.08%Two or more races

Urban population: 470
Rural population: 839

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38759, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,047 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,047
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $47,673 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$47,673
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1384.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4254.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7452.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10796.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21006.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $781 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$781
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 250.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,820 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,820
State:	$6,661

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs below $25k, 122.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 693.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,756 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,756
State:	+$16,833

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.9% for AGIs below $25k, 45.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1163.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,100 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,100
State:	+$7,724

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.2% for AGIs below $25k, 727.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,075 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

38759:	$9,075
Mississippi:	$17,717

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 907.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,300 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,300
State:	$34,027

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3230.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $12,900 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$12,900
State:	$14,997

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 645.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $6,567 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

38759:	$6,567
State:	$6,353

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 656.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,707 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,707
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.4% for AGIs below $25k, 122.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38759, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $58,083 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,083
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $39,853 (reported on 86.4% of returns)

Here:	$39,853
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $860 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$860
Mississippi:	$1,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,810 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,810
State:	$5,401

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,086 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,086
State:	+$12,121

Profit/loss from business: +$8,814 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,814
State:	+$10,220

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,367 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

38759:	$11,367
Mississippi:	$13,665

Total itemized deductions: $18,750 (14% of AGI, reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,750
State:	$22,078

Here:	13.9% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,920 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,920
State:	$6,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,338 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

38759:	$7,338
State:	$5,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,842 (reported on 32.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,842
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.4%

Here:	64%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38759, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,488 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,488
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $28,173 (reported on 87.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,173
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.9% for AGIs below $10k, 85.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,430 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,430
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,862 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,862
State:	$3,089

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,509 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,509
State:	+$8,818

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,092 (21% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,092
State:	$17,896

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,158 (5% of AGI, reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,158
State:	$4,735

Here:	5.3% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,099 (reported on 61.9% of returns)

38759:	$5,099
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,092 (reported on 34.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,092
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.0%

Here:	71%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 67.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38732, 38762, 38781, 38774, 38764, 38730.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 126
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 421

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 104 (101 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 143 (108 now married, 33 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38759 with a mortgage: 239 (19 second mortgage, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,370
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 38759 household income distribution in 2022

• 96Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 48$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 63$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$45,000 to $49,999
• 26$50,000 to $59,999
• 44$60,000 to $74,999
• 64$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999
• 93$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38759

• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 46$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 38$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 47$200,000 to $249,999
• 33$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999
• 88$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38759

• 1$100 to $149
• 3$250 to $299
• 31$400 to $449
• 4$500 to $549
• 3$700 to $749
• 9$750 to $799
• 99No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $615.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $171,690
• Black or African American householders: $120,344

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $143,129

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $302,955

Here:	$302,955
State:	$226,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,229

Here:	$136,229
State:	$254,198

Mobile homes: $79,876

Here:	$79,876
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 419
• One, attached: 13
• Mobile homes: 196

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38759

• 81.6%500Drove a car alone
• 3.6%22Carpooled
• 3.3%20Bus or trolley bus
• 8.2%50Walked
• 3.9%24Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38759

• 60Less than 5 minutes
• 1035 to 9 minutes
• 5610 to 14 minutes
• 14315 to 19 minutes
• 2820 to 24 minutes
• 9625 to 29 minutes
• 1030 to 34 minutes
• 1735 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,310

• Male householders: 362 (222 living alone), Female householders: 184 (35 living alone)

• 348 spouses (347 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 249 children (240 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 0 foster children, 32 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 164 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 259 1-person, 4 2-persons

137 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 women).

98.6% of residents of 38759 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HAYES COOPER CENTER FOR MATH SC TEC (500 N MARTIN L KING in MERIGOLD, MS)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0614020
  Organizations: CLEVELAND SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.3%

Population in 1990: 738. Population change in the 1990s: +614 (+83.2%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,085
• South: 119
• West: 25

68% of the 38759 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

94% of the 38759 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Video Tape and Disc Rental (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 12. The highest number of reported fires - 36 took place in 2006, and the least - 2 in 2005. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (47.3%), and Structure Fires (31.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38759
• 8847.3%Outside Fires
• 5831.2%Structure Fires
• 3820.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38759, Mississippi

Most common first names in zip code 38759 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	30	72.7 years
James	27	72.3 years
John	18	74.8 years
Mary	10	76.4 years
Willie	9	74.9 years
Joe	9	68.9 years
Robert	8	74.6 years
David	7	68.9 years
George	7	67.8 years
Charlie	6	69.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 38759 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	18	71.6 years
Griffin	12	71.7 years
Smith	12	77.7 years
Jones	11	69.4 years
Ray	7	70.8 years
Yarborough	6	84.8 years
Mitchell	6	75.0 years
Clark	6	68.5 years
Harris	6	55.9 years
Lishman	6	72.3 years