PlainZIP

Moorhead, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Moorhead, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,870. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MOORHEAD-MS · Moorhead, MS 1 ZIPs · 2,870 pop · #24599/25278 · Sunflower County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $33,625
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24599/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ruleville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,870
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $62,900

Nearest income peer: Ruleville, MS ( $78 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Moorhead

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Moorhead on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Moorhead, MS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,870
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$33,625
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($33,625 average) · poverty 27.7%. The primary code (38761) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Moorhead as a pure owner town.

Within Mississippi, Ruleville is the closest lower-income city and Tunica the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Moorhead.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 38761, is all of Moorhead

There is no split to weigh here: 38761 holds every one of Moorhead's 2,870 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Moorhead

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 99 employees , annual payroll $4,815k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38761 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Moorhead, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Sunflower County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Moorhead. See the Sunflower County roll-up →

Moorhead sits in the lower half of Sunflower County on income: Indianola, Sunflower and Inverness report more, and only Drew reports less. Inverness marks the far end of that range at $59,000, 75% above Moorhead.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38761 2,870 $33,625 17 22
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Moorhead roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Moorhead, .