Sunflower, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sunflower, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,686. 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 SUNFLOWER-MS · Sunflower, MS 1 ZIPs · 1,686 pop · #23901/25278 · Sunflower County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $40,179
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23901/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Indianola
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 43% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,686
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,900

Nearest income peer: Indianola, MS (+ $4,520 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 Sunflower

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

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,686
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,179
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 ($40,179 average) · poverty 30.3%. The primary code (38778) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (42.6%) for this income tier, rent $440 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 38778, is all of Sunflower

There is no split to weigh here: 38778 holds every one of Sunflower's 1,686 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 Sunflower

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 136 employees , annual payroll $6,717k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38778 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Sunflower, MS

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

Sunflower lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Sunflower County: Indianola and Inverness earn more and Ruleville, Drew and Moorhead earn less. Inverness marks the far end of that range at $59,000, 47% above Sunflower.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38778 1,686 $40,179 18 9

Sunflower 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 Sunflower, .