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As of 2000, the per capita income of 38609 Zip Code is $7,237, which is much lower than the state average of $15,853 and is much lower than the national average of $21,587. 38609 Zip Code median household income is $18,125. On average 38609 Zip Code residents spend 27.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.1 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	7,237 USD
Mississippi	15,853 USD
U.S.	21,587 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	20,625 USD
Mississippi	26,319 USD
U.S.	32,098 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	17,188 USD
Mississippi	30,549 USD
U.S.	37,057 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	21,250 USD
Mississippi	21,554 USD
U.S.	27,194 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #15

38609 Zip Code	18,125 USD
Mississippi	31,330 USD
U.S.	41,994 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	20,909 USD
Mississippi	42,315 USD
U.S.	56,644 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	38609 Zip Code		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	0.00%	$0, see rank	22.58%	$9,324	35.87%	$10,677
Social Security Income	40.00%	$5,550, see rank	27.88%	$9,827	25.66%	$11,320
Public Assistance Income	2.86%	$0, see rank	3.55%	$1,919	3.44%	$3,032
Retirement Income	8.57%	$7,933, see rank	15.65%	$16,036	16.73%	$17,376

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2000 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	19,375 USD
Mississippi	37,406 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

38609 Zip Code	22,059 USD
Mississippi	48,275 USD
U.S.	64,663 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	38609 Zip Code	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$26,250, see rank	$37,420	$44,687
Black	$15,000, see rank	$20,572	$29,423

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	38609 Zip Code	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$20,000, see rank	$18,156	$22,679
25 to 34	$21,250, see rank	$31,765	$41,414
35 to 44	$58,125, see rank	$37,619	$50,654
45 to 54	$13,333, see rank	$41,582	$56,300
55 to 64	$23,750, see rank	$34,225	$47,447
75 or over	$8,750, see rank	$15,994	$22,259

*Based on 2000 data.

Employment Status

	38609 Zip Code	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	69, see rank	2,158,941	217,168,077
Male¹	32, 46.38%, see rank	47.40%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	22, 68.75%, see rank	65.97%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.25%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	22, 68.75%, see rank	64.72%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	22, 100.00%, see rank	93.17%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.83%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10, 31.25%, see rank	34.03%	29.25%
Female¹	37, 53.62%, see rank	52.60%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	18, 48.65%, see rank	53.51%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	18, 48.65%, see rank	53.26%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	18, 100.00%, see rank	91.97%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.03%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19, 51.35%, see rank	46.49%	42.46%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2000 data.

Commuting to Work

	38609 Zip Code	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38, 100%	1,164,118	128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	26, 68.42%, see rank	79.42%	75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9, 23.68%, see rank	15.16%	12.19%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.57%	4.73%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.88%	2.93%
Other Means	3, 7.89%, see rank	1.04%	1.19%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.94%	3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

38609 Zip Code	27.1 minutes
Mississippi	23.3 minutes
U.S.	25.1 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2000 data.

Careers

Occupation

	38609 Zip Code	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40	1,173,314	129,721,512
Male¹	22, 55.00%, see rank	52.59%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 13.64%, see rank	23.41%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	1, 4.55%, see rank	11.32%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3, 13.64%, see rank	15.52%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 45.45%, see rank	2.05%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 13.64%, see rank	20.58%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 9.09%, see rank	27.11%	20.47%
Female¹	18, 45.00%, see rank	47.41%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 16.67%, see rank	31.75%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	12, 66.67%, see rank	18.79%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3, 16.67%, see rank	35.37%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.86%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.91%	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	38609 Zip Code	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40, 100%	1,173,314	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 30.00%, see rank	3.36%	1.87%
Construction	2, 5.00%, see rank	7.57%	6.78%
Manufacturing	1, 2.50%, see rank	18.34%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	2, 5.00%, see rank	3.39%	3.60%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.82%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.39%	5.20%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3, 7.50%, see rank	4.75%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 5.00%, see rank	5.16%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4, 10.00%, see rank	20.15%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12, 30.00%, see rank	8.33%	7.87%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.13%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 5.00%, see rank	4.79%	4.87%

*Based on 2000 data.

Poverty Level

	38609 Zip Code	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	47	44.76%, see rank	19.93%	12.38%
Family in Poverty	9	33.33%, see rank	15.96%	9.16%

*Based on 2000 data.