Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,082
| This zip code: | $27,082 | | Mississippi: | $36,338 |
Nearest zip codes: 38736, 38761, 38751, 38771, 38952, 38941.
Housing units in zip code 38778 with a mortgage: 162 (1 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 114
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $688
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $345
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 34.5% | | Whole state: | 20.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 17.2% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 38778 include: Rock of Ages Church (A), Persimmon Grove Church (B), Duncan Chapel (C), Travelers Rest Church (D), Zion Chapel (E), Zion Rock Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: O'Neal Cemetery (1), Rock of Ages Cemetery (2), New Hope Cemetery (3), Sixteenth Section Cemetery (4), Willing Worker Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Gorman Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Howling Wolf Bayou (A), Douglas Bayou (B), Roundaway Bayou (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 38
- 1995 to 1998: 56
- 1990 to 1994: 71
- 1980 to 1989: 176
- 1970 to 1979: 157
- 1960 to 1969: 85
- 1950 to 1959: 34
- 1940 to 1949: 22
- 1939 or earlier: 49
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sunflower, MS (38778): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 10
- 2 bedrooms: 90
- 3 bedrooms: 236
- 4 bedrooms: 53
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 56
- 2 bedrooms: 104
- 3 bedrooms: 68
- 4 bedrooms: 15
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 38778 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 34
- 1 vehicle: 133
- 2 vehicles: 140
- 3 vehicles: 73
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 82
- 1 vehicle: 92
- 2 vehicles: 67
- 3 vehicles: 13
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 38778:
- Less than $10,000: 26
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 15
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 10
- $30,000 to $34,999: 12
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 60
- $50,000 to $59,999: 38
- $60,000 to $69,999: 37
- $70,000 to $79,999: 48
- $80,000 to $89,999: 53
- $90,000 to $99,999: 19
- $100,000 to $124,999: 13
- $125,000 to $149,999: 5
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1
- $250,000 to $299,999: 5
- $300,000 to $399,999: 12
- $400,000 to $499,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 38778:
- Less than $100: 50
- $100 to $149: 6
- $150 to $199: 12
- $200 to $249: 19
- $250 to $299: 25
- $300 to $349: 23
- $350 to $399: 6
- $400 to $449: 8
- No cash rent: 51
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,007
- Black or African American householders: $64,247
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,235 (it was $40,800 in 2000)
| 38778: | $61,235 | | Mississippi: | $96,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,240 - $91,066
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $92,345| Here: | $92,345 | | State: | $144,336 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $39,379| Here: | $39,379 | | State: | $144,095 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,427| Here: | $46,427 | | State: | $120,218 |
Mobile homes: $19,750| Here: | $19,750 | | State: | $37,232 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 435
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 28
- 3 or 4: 52
- 5 to 9: 36
- 20 to 49: 20
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 113

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 512 (75%)
- Carpooled: 142 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 18 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 19
- 5 to 9 minutes: 85
- 10 to 14 minutes: 122
- 15 to 19 minutes: 102
- 20 to 24 minutes: 152
- 25 to 29 minutes: 35
- 30 to 34 minutes: 81
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 11
- 45 to 59 minutes: 38
- 60 to 89 minutes: 12
- 90 or more minutes: 10
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,128
- In family households: 1,950 (313 male householders, 221 female householders)
296 spouses, 763 children (721 natural, 10 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 149 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 55 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 178 (73 male householders (53 living alone)), 72 female householders (65 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 150 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 21 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
300 married couples with children.
248 single-parent households (50 men, 198 women).
94.9% of residents of 38778 zip code speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 17% well, 36% not well, 22% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 92 (4.5%)
(7.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 1.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (62%)
- Peru (12%)
- Other Eastern Africa (8%)
- Russia (7%)
- Venezuela (5%)
- Lebanon (3%)
- Cuba (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 73
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 9
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 518
Black population: 1,446
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 57
Two or more races population: 15

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1364 |
|  United States or American: 144 |
|  Irish: 21 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 13 |
|  African: 13 |
|  English: 12 |
|  Lebanese: 8 |
|  Arab:: 8 |
|  Italian: 7 |
|  German: 5 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 4 |
|  Dutch: 3 |
|  French (except Basque): 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DELTA PROTEIN INTERNATIONAL INC (SUNFLOWER ITTA BENA ROAD in SUNFLOWER, MS)
STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MS0039667, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, ENSITE-MSD054775077, SQG, ENSITE-1595, NPDES NO EXPOSURE CERTIFICATION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
Alternative names: SOUTHERN FARM FISH PROCESSORS, SUNFLOWER COUNTY
- EAST SUNFLOWER SCHOOL (212 EAST CLAIBORNE in SUNFLOWER, MS)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6700008
Organizations: SUNFLOWER CO SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DELTA PRIDE CATFISH INCORPORATED (200 ITTA BENA ROAD in SUNFLOWER, MS)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FRESH OR FROZEN FISH AND SEAFOODS
Alternative names: DELTA PRIDE CATFISH INC. SUNFLOWER PLANT
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,967
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (23%)
- No fuel used (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1835
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 57
- South: 100
- West: 23
68% of the 38778 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Mississippi.
Population in 1990: 961. Population change in the 1990s: +1,090 (+113.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 6.1% | | Mississippi: | 10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 8.9% | | Mississippi: | 10.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 13.2% | | Mississippi: | 12.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Satellite Telecommunications (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Grantmaking Foundations (1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
- Educational Services: Exam Preparation and Tutoring (1-4: 1)
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