38944 Zip Code (MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 239
Zip code population in 2010: 504
Zip code population in 2000: 827

Houses and condos: 100
Renter-occupied apartments: 42
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38944: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 95.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 38944:

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38944:

• Never married: 34.9%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 10.4%
• Divorced: 2.7%

• 
• • 16770.5%Black
  • 6326.6%White
  • 73.0%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38944, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $40,180 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,180
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $28,992 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,992
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1592.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5220.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,640 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,640
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 330.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.7%

Here:	87%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38944, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,737 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,737
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $28,450 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,450
State:	$38,549

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
Mississippi:	$1,482

Total itemized deductions: $19,250 (29% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,250
State:	$22,078

Here:	28.5% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Earned income credit: $3,112 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,112
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.2%

Here:	63%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38944, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,254 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,254
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $19,928 (reported on 88.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,928
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.5% for AGIs below $10k, 89.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,286 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,286
State:	$3,089

Profit/loss from business: +$714 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	+$714
State:	+$8,818

Profit/loss from farming: +$800 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$800
State:	-$5,673

Total itemized deductions: $11,800 (20% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$11,800
State:	$17,896

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,929 (4% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,929
State:	$4,735

Here:	4.3% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

Total tax: $4,060 (reported on 49.2% of returns)

38944:	$4,060
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,504 (reported on 48.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,504
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 87.3% for AGIs below $10k, 65.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38928, 38952, 38950, 38771, 38966, 38962.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (11 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 69 (58 now married, 10 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38944 with a mortgage: 12
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 38944 household income distribution in 2022

• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38944

• 4Less than $10,000
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38944

• 12$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 9$600 to $649
• 22No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $761.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,405
• Black or African American householders: $49,013
• Asian householders: $329,391

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $97,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,758 - $105,329

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $567,186

Here:	$567,186
State:	$226,494

Mobile homes: $150,314

Here:	$150,314
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 78
• 5 to 9: 6
• Mobile homes: 14

Unemployment: 6.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38944

• 75.1%109Drove a car alone
• 13.1%19Carpooled
• 8.3%12Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38944

• 30Less than 5 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 5115 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 3630 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 239

• Male householders: 51 (8 living alone), Female householders: 28 (22 living alone)

• 14 spouses (14 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 74 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 18 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person

14 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (61 men, 6 women).

97.8% of residents of 38944 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MIDWAY AIR SERVICE (HIGHWAY 442 in MINTER CITY, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU084070, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CROP PLANTING, CULTIVATING, AND PROTECTING
  

• MILES HOMES INC, MILES HOMES SUBDIVISION (AVENT ROAD 2 in MINTER CITY, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MS0032701, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES
  Alternative names: LEFLORE COUNTY, MILES HOMES SUB DIVISION

• MINTER CITY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (STATE HIGHWAY 49 in MINTER CITY, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MS0049905, 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: LEFLORE COUNTY, LUCKETT PUMP AND WELL SERVICE, MINTER CITY WATER & SEWER DIST

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18.9%

Population in 1990: 1,064.

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

• This state: 215
• Midwest: 7
• South: 11

67% of the 38944 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.

64% of the 38944 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% 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): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

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

Most common first names in zip code 38944 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Willie	17	70.9 years
Mary	14	73.7 years
William	11	72.5 years
James	9	76.7 years
John	9	71.7 years
Ben	6	73.0 years
Annie	6	82.8 years
Jessie	5	84.6 years
Bessie	5	82.0 years
Robert	5	58.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 38944 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	6	76.7 years
Robinson	6	70.0 years
Jackson	6	79.2 years
Brown	5	80.4 years
Jones	5	80.0 years
Williams	5	71.7 years
Taylor	5	82.8 years
Townes	5	72.2 years
Henderson	4	71.2 years
Polk	4	77.3 years