38859 Zip Code (MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 697
Zip code population in 2010: 749
Zip code population in 2000: 763

Houses and condos: 352
Renter-occupied apartments: 5
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38859: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 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: $1,419 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 38859:

• High school or higher: 86.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38859:

• Never married: 12.3%
• Now married: 61.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.6%
• Divorced: 19.9%

• 
• • 67096.3%White
  • 263.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38859, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,159 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,159
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $40,392 (reported on 88.9% of returns)

Here:	$40,392
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1014.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4151.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5774.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $67 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$67
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,500 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,500
State:	+$7,724

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 167.8% for AGIs below $25k, 181.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,171 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,171
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.2% for AGIs below $25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38859, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,311 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,311
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $31,570 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$31,570
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.6% for AGIs below $25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $275 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$275
Mississippi:	$1,482

Profit/loss from business: +$7,340 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,340
State:	+$10,220

Total itemized deductions: $16,825 (28% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,825
State:	$22,078

Here:	28.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,133 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,133
State:	$6,081

Taxes paid: $2,925 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

38859:	$2,925
State:	$5,794

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38859, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,269 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,269
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $27,677 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,677
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $323 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$323
Mississippi:	$1,649

Taxable dividends: $300 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$300
State:	$3,089

Profit/loss from business: +$7,051 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,051
State:	+$8,818

Total itemized deductions: $13,208 (27% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,208
State:	$17,896

Here:	27.1% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,636 (5% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,636
State:	$4,735

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

Total tax: $2,205 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

38859:	$2,205
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,770 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,770
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.9%

Here:	77%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 65.2% for AGIs below $10k, 76.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 38856, 38838, 38847, 38873, 38827, 38829.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 220

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 102 (71 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38859 with a mortgage: 121
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,102
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $289

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

• Zip code 38859 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $74,999
• 55$75,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38859

• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 69$70,000 to $79,999
• 54$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $174,999
• 47$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,353

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,132 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,986 - $175,733

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,312

Here:	$197,312
State:	$226,494

Mobile homes: $189,144

Here:	$189,144
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 249
• Mobile homes: 96
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Unemployment: 2.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38859

• 94.0%286Drove a car alone
• 4.3%13Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38859

• 385 to 9 minutes
• 2610 to 14 minutes
• 4515 to 19 minutes
• 3920 to 24 minutes
• 3430 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 5740 to 44 minutes
• 4745 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 697

• Male householders: 110 (40 living alone), Female householders: 116 (11 living alone)

• 146 spouses (146 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 255 children (256 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 51 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person

147 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (17 women).

100.6% of residents of 38859 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NEW SITE HIGH SCHOOL (1020 HWY 4 EAST in NEW SITE, MS)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5900028
  Organizations: PRENTISS CO SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NEW SITE WATER ASSOCIATION WATER SYS (1106 HWY 4, E in NEW SITE, MS)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0778, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.9%

Population in 1990: 1,187.

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

• This state: 611
• Midwest: 18
• South: 61

67% of the 38859 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

95% of the 38859 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of reported fires - 30 took place in 2004, and the least - 9 in 2009. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (58.4%), and Structure Fires (30.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38859
• 18758.4%Outside Fires
• 9730.3%Structure Fires
• 268.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 103.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38859, Mississippi

Most common first names in zip code 38859 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	73.5 years
Henry	6	73.6 years
Robert	5	74.0 years
William	4	73.7 years
Mary	4	81.3 years
Flora	4	74.2 years
George	4	76.0 years
John	4	77.8 years
Annie	3	78.3 years
Joseph	3	77.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 38859 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pounds	9	69.3 years
Moore	9	77.5 years
Mccreary	9	80.9 years
Denson	7	78.6 years
Moreland	7	83.4 years
Hall	6	65.3 years
Williams	6	78.7 years
Johnson	6	82.0 years
Crow	5	76.4 years
Aldridge	5	72.4 years