38953 Zip Code (MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 237
Zip code population in 2010: 798
Zip code population in 2000: 607

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38953: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 44.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 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: $717 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $202 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 38953:

• High school or higher: 87.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38953:

• Never married: 10.3%
• Now married: 66.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 23.0%

• 
• • 17373.3%White
  • 6326.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38953, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,862 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,862
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $43,668 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$43,668
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 985.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4062.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6304.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $275 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$275
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,275 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,275
State:	+$7,724

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 582.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,517 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,517
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 188.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38953, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,636 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,636
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $36,717 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,717
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $25k, 84.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $240 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$240
Mississippi:	$1,482

Profit/loss from business: +$3,720 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,720
State:	+$10,220

Total itemized deductions: $18,340 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,340
State:	$22,078

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $6,400 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$6,400
State:	$6,081

Taxes paid: $3,420 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

38953:	$3,420
State:	$5,794

Earned income credit: $2,410 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,410
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.9%

Here:	68%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38953, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,075 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,075
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $30,610 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,610
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $10k, 97.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $473 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$473
Mississippi:	$1,649

Net capital gain/loss: +$143 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$143
State:	+$8,427

Profit/loss from business: +$1,655 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,655
State:	+$8,818

Total itemized deductions: $13,233 (24% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,233
State:	$17,896

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

Charity contributions deductions: $3,886 (7% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,886
State:	$4,735

Here:	7.4% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,976 (reported on 65.1% of returns)

38953:	$2,976
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,880 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,880
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.0%

Here:	69%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 63.8% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 38961, 38920, 38948, 38940, 38901, 38921.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 138

Housing units in zip code 38953 with a mortgage: 57
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $917
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $402

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 38953 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 70$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 13$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38953

• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 51$80,000 to $89,999
• 24$90,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,116
• Black or African American householders: $135,290

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $96,531 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,508 - $108,866

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $244,390

Here:	$244,390
State:	$226,494

Mobile homes: $243,963

Here:	$243,963
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 133
• Mobile homes: 37

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38953

• 815 to 19 minutes
• 5930 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 237

• Male householders: 108 (57 living alone), Female householders: 29 (0 living alone)

• 80 spouses (80 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 8 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person

101.7% of residents of 38953 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 14.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.1%

Population in 1990: 228. Population change in the 1990s: +379 (+166.2%).

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

• This state: 93
• Midwest: 18
• South: 126

74% of the 38953 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

91% of the 38953 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% moved from this county.

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (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 8. The highest number of fires - 28 took place in 2009, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (67.6%), and Structure Fires (18.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38953
• 9467.6%Outside Fires
• 2518.0%Structure Fires
• 1913.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 10.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38953, Mississippi

Most common first names in zip code 38953 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	9	58.6 years
John	7	72.9 years
Mary	7	68.6 years
George	4	76.7 years
Robert	4	63.2 years
Pearl	4	79.0 years
Willie	4	75.7 years
Jack	3	81.0 years
Charles	3	66.6 years
Martha	3	81.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 38953 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mitchell	7	82.9 years
Cox	7	79.6 years
Little	6	72.8 years
Jones	5	63.4 years
Bloodworth	5	78.0 years
Howell	5	77.2 years
Briscoe	4	83.5 years
Harris	4	77.0 years
Ingram	4	76.0 years
Williamson	4	70.2 years