Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,275
| This zip code: | $38,275 | | Mississippi: | $36,338 |
Nearest zip codes: 38821, 38848, 38843, 38876, 35552, 38844.
Housing units in zip code 38870 with a mortgage: 286 (42 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 318
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $906
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $279
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.2% | | Whole state: | 20.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 8.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 38870 include: Pooles Chapel Christian Methodist Church (A), Pearce Church (B), New Prospect Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Kennedy Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hathcock Cemetery (1), Dyer Cemetery (2), Cowley Cemetery (3), Jones Cemetery (4), Burdine Cemetery (5), Silome Cemetery (6), Lindsey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Jims Creek (A), Bluff Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Section Creek (D), Hadaway Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 71
- 1995 to 1998: 54
- 1990 to 1994: 150
- 1980 to 1989: 198
- 1970 to 1979: 300
- 1960 to 1969: 186
- 1950 to 1959: 178
- 1940 to 1949: 65
- 1939 or earlier: 71
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Smithville, MS (38870): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 11
- 2 bedrooms: 303
- 3 bedrooms: 568
- 4 bedrooms: 94
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 129
- 3 bedrooms: 35
- 4 bedrooms: 20
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 38870 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 50
- 1 vehicle: 249
- 2 vehicles: 451
- 3 vehicles: 178
- 4 vehicles: 43
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 40
- 1 vehicle: 83
- 2 vehicles: 38
- 3 vehicles: 37
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 1
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 38870:
- Less than $10,000: 36
- $10,000 to $14,999: 18
- $15,000 to $19,999: 19
- $20,000 to $24,999: 18
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 31
- $40,000 to $49,999: 56
- $50,000 to $59,999: 46
- $60,000 to $69,999: 78
- $70,000 to $79,999: 67
- $80,000 to $89,999: 60
- $90,000 to $99,999: 66
- $100,000 to $124,999: 114
- $125,000 to $149,999: 70
- $150,000 to $174,999: 72
- $175,000 to $199,999: 50
- $200,000 to $249,999: 49
- $250,000 to $299,999: 21
- $300,000 to $399,999: 18
- $400,000 to $499,999: 18
- $500,000 to $749,999: 14
- $1,000,000 or more: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 38870:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 24
- $150 to $199: 1
- $200 to $249: 12
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 22
- $350 to $399: 13
- $400 to $449: 15
- $550 to $599: 7
- No cash rent: 55
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $53,860.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,071
- Black or African American householders: $127,307
- Two or more races householders: $81,607
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,903 (it was $61,900 in 2000)
| 38870: | $92,903 | | Mississippi: | $96,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,865 - $106,998
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $154,541| Here: | $154,541 | | State: | $144,336 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $84,883| Here: | $84,883 | | State: | $144,095 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $32,612| Here: | $32,612 | | State: | $263,546 |
Mobile homes: $36,396| Here: | $36,396 | | 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: 916
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 29
- 5 to 9: 15
- 10 to 19: 3
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 269

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,012 (83%)
- Carpooled: 169 (14%)
- Walked: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 48
- 5 to 9 minutes: 91
- 10 to 14 minutes: 91
- 15 to 19 minutes: 251
- 20 to 24 minutes: 181
- 25 to 29 minutes: 70
- 30 to 34 minutes: 148
- 35 to 39 minutes: 42
- 40 to 44 minutes: 34
- 45 to 59 minutes: 148
- 60 to 89 minutes: 52
- 90 or more minutes: 35
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,024
- In family households: 2,670 (670 male householders, 175 female householders)
670 spouses, 928 children (850 natural, 9 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 67 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 354 (119 male householders (100 living alone)), 202 female householders (201 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 343 2-persons, 218 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 301 1-person, 11 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
513 married couples with children.
160 single-parent households (42 men, 118 women).
98.6% of residents of 38870 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 32% well).
Foreign born population: 2 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.1% | | Whole state: | 1.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 2,631
Black population: 292
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 5
Two or more races population: 17

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 776 |
|  Other groups: 453 |
|  Irish: 258 |
|  English: 159 |
|  German: 90 |
|  Dutch: 28 |
|  French (except Basque): 16 |
|  British: 13 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 10 |
|  Italian: 9 |
|  Scottish: 8 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 4 |
|  African: 4 |
|  Swedish: 4 |
|  European: 3 |
|  Latvian: 2 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,714
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Wood (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2443
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 124
- South: 390
- West: 55
66% of the 38870 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Mississippi.
Population in 1990: 1,375. Population change in the 1990s: +1,578 (+114.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
| Here: | 6.6% | | Mississippi: | 10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 1.0% | | Mississippi: | 10.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 6.7% | | Mississippi: | 12.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HOLLOWAYS TOWER & ANTENNA (60081 MCKENZIE RD in SMITHVILLE, MS; small business): $20,850 in 2 contracts in 2005
$10,825 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2005-12-15.
$10,025 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2005-08-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (5-9: 1)
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