38773 Zip Code (Shaw, MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,899
Zip code population in 2010: 3,375
Zip code population in 2000: 4,612

Houses and condos: 1,451
Renter-occupied apartments: 429
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38773: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 147.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 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 no mortgage in 2022: $534 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 38773:

• High school or higher: 75.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 10.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38773:

• Never married: 35.7%
• Now married: 37.8%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 11.5%
• Divorced: 11.8%

• 
• • 2,14173.9%Black
  • 70024.2%White
  • 572.0%Hispanic or Latino

Urban population: 203
Rural population: 2,695

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38773, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $35,961 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,961
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $28,622 (reported on 82.2% of returns)

Here:	$28,622
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1402.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3851.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6223.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8913.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20410.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $847 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$847
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 330.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,183 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,183
State:	$6,661

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 410.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,817 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,817
State:	+$16,833

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1920.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,417 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,417
State:	+$7,724

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 566.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,420 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

38773:	$12,420
Mississippi:	$17,717

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.3% for AGIs below $25k, 575.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,375 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,375
State:	$34,027

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 361.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Charity contributions: $7,333 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$7,333
State:	$14,997

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $5,067 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

38773:	$5,067
State:	$6,353

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,937 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,937
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 225.3% for AGIs below $25k, 124.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38773, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $29,441 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,441
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $24,330 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$24,330
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs below $25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 29.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $956 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$956
Mississippi:	$1,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,138 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,138
State:	$5,401

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,133 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,133
State:	+$12,121

Profit/loss from business: +$5,306 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,306
State:	+$10,220

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,575 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

38773:	$12,575
Mississippi:	$13,665

Total itemized deductions: $16,747 (28% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,747
State:	$22,078

Here:	28.4% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,169 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,169
State:	$6,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $3,189 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

38773:	$3,189
State:	$5,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,952 (reported on 50.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,952
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.8%

Here:	51%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 44.9% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38773, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,854 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,854
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $21,146 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,146
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $10k, 88.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,244 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,244
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,181 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,181
State:	$3,089

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,081 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,081
State:	+$8,818

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,547 (29% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,547
State:	$17,896

Here:	28.5% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,627 (8% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,627
State:	$4,735

Here:	8.5% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,613 (reported on 46.3% of returns)

38773:	$3,613
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,413 (reported on 53.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,413
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.2%

Here:	67%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 59.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38730, 38732, 38749, 38751, 38764, 38759.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 372
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 858

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 36 (0 now married, 35 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 547 (189 now married, 358 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38773 with a mortgage: 305 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,242
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $410

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

• Zip code 38773 household income distribution in 2022

• 104Less than $10,000
• 182$10,000 to $14,999
• 85$15,000 to $19,999
• 112$20,000 to $24,999
• 149$25,000 to $29,999
• 61$30,000 to $34,999
• 53$35,000 to $39,999
• 72$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 166$60,000 to $74,999
• 50$75,000 to $99,999
• 80$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38773

• 27Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$40,000 to $49,999
• 97$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 79$70,000 to $79,999
• 132$80,000 to $89,999
• 20$90,000 to $99,999
• 61$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 115$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 40$300,000 to $399,999
• 19$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38773

• 13Less than $100
• 9$100 to $149
• 61$150 to $199
• 13$200 to $249
• 12$250 to $299
• 66$300 to $349
• 27$350 to $399
• 16$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 42$550 to $599
• 39$600 to $649
• 34$650 to $699
• 8$700 to $749
• 12$900 to $999
• 47No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $740.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,156
• Black or African American householders: $85,655
• Two or more races householders: $359,622
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $163,464

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $94,810 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,290 - $191,096

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $145,017

Here:	$145,017
State:	$226,494

Townhouses or other attached units: $94,110

Here:	$94,110
State:	$254,198

Mobile homes: $30,975

Here:	$30,975
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,083
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 45
• 3 or 4: 44
• 5 to 9: 34
• 10 to 19: 25
• 20 to 49: 18
• Mobile homes: 161

Unemployment: 10.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38773

• 87.6%824Drove a car alone
• 6.0%56Carpooled
• 0.5%5Bus or trolley bus
• 1.1%10Walked
• 4.0%38Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38773

• 43Less than 5 minutes
• 1115 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 23715 to 19 minutes
• 17920 to 24 minutes
• 5825 to 29 minutes
• 9130 to 34 minutes
• 2935 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 5345 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,899

• Male householders: 363 (98 living alone), Female householders: 874 (216 living alone)

• 393 spouses (384 opposite-sex spouses), 54 unmarried partners, (54 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 943 children (861 natural, 14 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 168 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 60 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 470 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 312 1-person, 66 2-persons

191 married couples with children.
370 single-parent households (139 men, 231 women).

96.8% of residents of 38773 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 3% well, 33% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOAIR INC (223 MASON ST TAPLEY AIRPORT in SHAW, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU091044, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CROP PLANTING, CULTIVATING, AND PROTECTING
  Alternative names: BO AIR INC, BOLIVAR, GREGORY FLYING SERVICE

• BOLIVAR COUNTY (402 HWY 61 NORTH in SHAW, MS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: SHAW POTW

• BOLIVAR COUNTY (3119 HIGHWAY 450 in SHAW, MS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: CHOCTAW SEWER ASSOCIATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.6%

Population in 1990: 3,596. Population change in the 1990s: +1,016 (+28.3%).

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

• This state: 2,499
• Midwest: 235
• South: 142

64% of the 38773 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

96% of the 38773 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

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

• Wholesale Trade: Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 33. The highest number of fires - 67 took place in 2007, and the least - 7 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.6%), and Outside Fires (30.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38773
• 26550.6%Structure Fires
• 15930.3%Outside Fires
• 8816.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 122.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38773, Mississippi

Most common first names in zip code 38773 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	49	70.2 years
Mary	44	79.0 years
Willie	41	69.7 years
John	33	72.7 years
Robert	21	63.9 years
Frank	20	77.5 years
William	19	70.8 years
Henry	16	76.5 years
Charlie	15	75.7 years
George	14	80.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 38773 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	31	70.6 years
Johnson	26	69.6 years
Jones	21	67.2 years
Robinson	21	70.9 years
Smith	21	68.2 years
Jackson	21	78.0 years
Walker	18	67.7 years
Brown	18	75.4 years
Taylor	16	69.4 years
Sanders	15	74.1 years