Sherman, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sherman, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 478. 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 SHERMAN-MS · Sherman, MS 1 ZIPs · 478 pop · #16396/25278 · Pontotoc County

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

  • INC-MID $62,955
  • RANK-LOWER #16396/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thaxton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 478
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,500

Nearest income peer: Thaxton, MS (+ $951 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 Sherman

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sherman 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, Sherman, MS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
478
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,955
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,955 and poverty 23.2% concentrate in 38869.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.1%) for this income tier, rent $906 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Sherman's single ZIP 38869 carries the town

Sherman is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38869 is the entire residential footprint (478 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Sherman's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 520 employees , annual payroll $21,661k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38869 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Sherman, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Pontotoc County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sherman. See the Pontotoc County roll-up →

No other city sharing Pontotoc County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sherman. Pontotoc, Ecru and Randolph sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Pontotoc marks the far end of that range at $49,528, 21% below Sherman.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38869 478 $62,955 17 137

Sherman 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 Sherman, .