Gunnison, MS · standard
ZIP Code 38746
Bolivar County, Mississippi - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 616
- 4/sq mi
- $57,000
- Median home value
- 7.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Gunnison pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 1th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 54%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38746 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 38746 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Gunnison, Bolivar County, Mississippi, home to just 616 residents across 166.5 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 38746, but per-capita income is $25,453. The poverty rate stands at 34.9% and the unemployment rate at 21.2%. The typical home here is valued at $57,000 (58% below the state average); renters pay a median of $608 monthly, and 53.5% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.4, and the average commute is -. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Bolivar County, so you can benchmark 38746 against its immediate geography rather than a national average 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 38746, Gunnison, 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
616
Population
166.5
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38746?
30.4
Median Age
55.2%
Male
44.8%
Female
0.0%
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?
$25,453
Per Capita Income
34.9%
Poverty Rate
21.2%
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?
283
Total Housing Units
228
Occupied Units
55
Vacant Units
2.08
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$57,000
Median Home Value
-58% vs state
$608
Median Rent
1988
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 38746 vs 38774 →
ZIP 38746 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38774
Shelby (38774)
2,522 residents
- 38769
Rosedale (38769)
2,216 residents
- 38746 616
Gunnison (38746)
616 residents
- 38740 466
Duncan (38740)
466 residents
- 72328 64
Crumrod (72328)
64 residents
- 72379 50
Snow Lake (72379)
50 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38746 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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