38924 Zip Code (Cruger, MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 363
Zip code population in 2010: 771
Zip code population in 2000: 1,074

Houses and condos: 268
Renter-occupied apartments: 48
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38924: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 103.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 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: $239 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 38924:

• High school or higher: 81.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 14.0%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38924:

• Never married: 47.9%
• Now married: 21.5%
• Separated: 3.9%
• Widowed: 20.4%
• Divorced: 6.3%

• 
• • 31185.9%Black
  • 5013.8%White
  • 10.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38924, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $37,293 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,293
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $31,026 (reported on 93.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,026
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1729.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4081.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4215.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,558 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,558
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 195.5% for AGIs below $25k, 131.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38924, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $30,800 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,800
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $27,122 (reported on 87.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,122
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.6% for AGIs below $25k, 88.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $680 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$680
Mississippi:	$1,482

Profit/loss from business: +$2,967 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,967
State:	+$10,220

Total itemized deductions: $14,650 (21% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,650
State:	$22,078

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,550 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,550
State:	$6,081

Taxes paid: $3,725 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

38924:	$3,725
State:	$5,794

Earned income credit: $2,935 (reported on 54.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,935
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.6%

Here:	52%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38924, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,690 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,690
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $21,908 (reported on 89.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,908
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.2% for AGIs below $10k, 89.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $691 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$691
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $800 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$3,089

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,429 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,429
State:	+$8,427

Profit/loss from business: +$3,806 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,806
State:	+$8,818

Total itemized deductions: $13,694 (24% of AGI, reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,694
State:	$17,896

Here:	24.2% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,333 (6% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,333
State:	$4,735

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,962 (reported on 47.9% of returns)

38924:	$2,962
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,306 (reported on 55.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,306
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.9%

Here:	55%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 51.3% for AGIs below $10k, 54.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 39169, 38954, 38946, 38958, 39095, 38941.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 30
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 144

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (9 now married, 61 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38924 with a mortgage: 6
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 38924 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38924

• 12Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 49$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38924

• 2$150 to $199
• 1$200 to $249
• 29$250 to $299
• 2$450 to $499
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $912.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,365
• Black or African American householders: $78,988

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $66,614 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,182 - $76,482

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $71,117

Here:	$71,117
State:	$226,494

Mobile homes: $26,291

Here:	$26,291
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 199
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 3
• Mobile homes: 54

Unemployment: 6.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38924

• 82.0%84Drove a car alone
• 2.0%2Carpooled
• 6.8%7Other means
• 5.9%6Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38924

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 25 to 9 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 38.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 363

• Male householders: 59 (45 living alone), Female householders: 117 (74 living alone)

• 27 spouses (27 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 67 children (54 natural, 14 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 0 foster children, 11 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 9 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person

17 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (18 women).

100.5% of residents of 38924 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CRUGER POTW (RAILROAD in CRUGER, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MS0042315, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: HOLMES COUNTY

• HOLMES COUNTY (HIGHWAY 49 in CRUGER, MS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CROP PLANTING, CULTIVATING, AND PROTECTING
  Alternative names: AG AIR SERVICES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

Population in 1990: 897. Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+19.7%).

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

• This state: 350
• Midwest: 6
• South: 3

73% of the 38924 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

100% of the 38924 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
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:

• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 38924 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	17	76.8 years
Willie	16	72.2 years
Mary	15	72.1 years
James	12	71.7 years
Robert	8	82.5 years
Lillie	7	76.3 years
Mattie	6	74.5 years
Henry	6	72.4 years
Annie	5	85.2 years
Martha	5	82.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 38924 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jackson	16	74.9 years
Randle	11	80.2 years
Thomas	10	77.7 years
Johnson	8	72.1 years
Holmes	7	63.3 years
Williams	7	73.2 years
Smith	7	72.4 years
Davis	6	73.3 years
Cooper	6	72.5 years
Freeman	6	82.7 years