Parchman, MS · standard
ZIP Code 38738
Sunflower County, Mississippi - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,998
- 97/sq mi
- 2.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 38738 covers 41.3 square miles in Parchman, Sunflower County, Mississippi (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,998 residents on file, a density of 97 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 38738, but per-capita income is $2,915. 10.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 56.3% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 2.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.4, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 3 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Sunflower County, letting you compare 38738 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 38738, Parchman, MS · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
3,998
Population
41.3
Area (sq mi)
97
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38738?
42.4
Median Age
97.8%
Male
2.2%
Female
0.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$2,915
Per Capita Income
10.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
32
Total Housing Units
32
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
3.09
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 38738, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,312,000.
3
Businesses
38
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 38738 vs 38768 →
ZIP 38738 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38963
Tutwiler (38963)
4,015 residents
- 38738
Parchman (38738)
3,998 residents
- 38737
Drew (38737)
2,932 residents
- 38768 182
Rome (38768)
182 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38738 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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