Ruleville, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruleville, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,260. 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 RULEVILLE-MS · Ruleville, MS 1 ZIPs · 3,260 pop · #24603/25278 · Sunflower County

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

  • INC-LOW $33,547
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24603/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moorhead
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 47% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,260
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,100

Nearest income peer: Moorhead, 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 Ruleville

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ruleville, 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
3,260
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$33,547
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 ($33,547 average) · poverty 33.7%. The primary code (38771) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.9%) for this income tier, rent $694 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Ruleville's single ZIP 38771 carries the town

Ruleville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38771 is the entire residential footprint (3,260 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ruleville

Citywide ZBP: 43 establishments, 1,025 employees , annual payroll $50,015k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38771 (43 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (12) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ruleville, MS

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

Ruleville 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, 76% above Ruleville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38771 3,260 $33,547 43 22

Ruleville 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 Ruleville, .