Paris, MS · standard
ZIP Code 38949
Lafayette County, Mississippi - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 297
- 7/sq mi
- $308,600
- Median home value
- 57.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Paris pairs above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 32%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 38949 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 38949 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi, home to just 297 residents across 42.4 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 38949, but per-capita income is $53,816. Poverty here runs at 0.0%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $308,600 (129% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 84.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 57.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.8, and the average commute is -. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Lafayette County, so you can benchmark 38949 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 38949, Paris, 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
297
Population
42.4
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38949?
51.8
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
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?
$53,816
Per Capita Income
0.0%
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?
96
Total Housing Units
96
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.99
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$308,600
Median Home Value
+129% vs state
2003
Median Year Built
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 38949, employing approximately 39 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,326,000.
3
Businesses
39
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 38949 vs 38913 →
ZIP 38949 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38655
Oxford (38655)
36,699 residents
- 38913 396
Banner (38913)
396 residents
- 38949 297
Paris (38949)
297 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38949 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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