PlainZIP

Shelby, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,522. 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 SHELBY-MS · Shelby, MS 1 ZIPs · 2,522 pop · #25191/25278 · Bolivar County

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

  • INC-LOW $19,811
  • RANK-BOTTOM #25191/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rosedale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,522
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $90,400

Nearest income peer: Rosedale, MS (+ $293 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 Shelby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelby 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, Shelby, 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.

0th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,522
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$19,811
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 ($19,811 average) · poverty 57.0%. The primary code (38774) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.9%) for this income tier, rent $690 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Shelby's single ZIP 38774 carries the town

Shelby is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38774 is the entire residential footprint (2,522 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 Shelby

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 137 employees , annual payroll $3,873k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38774 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Real estate and rental and leasing · Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .

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ZIP Codes in Shelby, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Bolivar County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Bolivar County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Bolivar County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Shelby, Cleveland, Shaw and Mound Bayou among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Merigold marks the far end of that range at $77,083, 289% above Shelby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38774 2,522 $19,811 29 13
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Shelby 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 Shelby, .