Morgan City, MS · standard
ZIP Code 38946
Leflore County, Mississippi - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 362
- 5/sq mi
- $89,400
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Morgan City pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 7th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 57%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38946 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 38946 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Morgan City, Leflore County, Mississippi, home to just 362 residents across 78.7 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 38946, but per-capita income is $13,638. Poverty here runs at 31.5%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. The typical home here is valued at $89,400 (34% below the state average); renters pay a median of $1,250 monthly, and 56.9% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.8, and the average commute is -. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Leflore County, so you can benchmark 38946 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 38946, Morgan City, 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
362
Population
78.7
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38946?
32.8
Median Age
50.8%
Male
49.2%
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?
$13,638
Per Capita Income
31.5%
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?
87
Total Housing Units
51
Occupied Units
36
Vacant Units
2.55
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$89,400
Median Home Value
-34% vs state
$1,250
Median Rent
1988
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 38946, employing approximately 12 people with a combined annual payroll of $239,000.
4
Businesses
12
Employees
$239K
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 38946 vs 38958 →
ZIP 38946 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38941
Itta Bena (38941)
5,282 residents
- 38761
Moorhead (38761)
2,870 residents
- 38946 362
Morgan City (38946)
362 residents
- 38958 38
Swan Lake (38958)
38 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38946 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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