38878 Zip Code (Vardaman, MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2021: 2,561
Zip code population in 2010: 2,864
Zip code population in 2000: 2,736

Houses and condos: 1,192
Renter-occupied apartments: 234
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38878: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 81.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,090 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $537 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 38878:

• High school or higher: 74.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
• Unemployed: 0.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38878:

• Never married: 22.6%
• Now married: 60.4%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 8.5%

• 
• • 1,72767.5%White
  • 43417.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 37414.6%Black
  • 190.7%Two or more races
  • 60.2%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38878, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,907 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,907
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $31,628 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,628
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1690.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3924.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7027.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9310.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15466.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $4,120 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$4,120
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2293.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $860 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$860
State:	$6,661

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,583 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$19,583
State:	+$16,833

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2276.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,093 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,093
State:	+$7,724

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.9% for AGIs below $25k, 51.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 247.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,720 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

38878:	$6,720
Mississippi:	$17,717

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.4% for AGIs below $25k, 148.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,325 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,325
State:	$34,027

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 993.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $16,033 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,033
State:	$14,997

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 437.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $4,700 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

38878:	$4,700
State:	$6,353

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,368 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,368
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.0% for AGIs below $25k, 103.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.1%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38878, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $30,834 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,834
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $28,004 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,004
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.1% for AGIs below $25k, 90.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $761 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$761
Mississippi:	$1,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$5,401

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,033 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,033
State:	+$12,121

Profit/loss from business: +$4,086 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,086
State:	+$10,220

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,860 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

38878:	$7,860
Mississippi:	$13,665

Total itemized deductions: $17,915 (26% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,915
State:	$22,078

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,569 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$5,569
State:	$6,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $3,677 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

38878:	$3,677
State:	$5,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,518 (reported on 34.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,518
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.7%

Here:	78%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38878, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,251 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,251
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $24,705 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,705
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $10k, 81.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,097 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,097
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $647 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$647
State:	$3,089

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,405 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,405
State:	+$8,427

Profit/loss from business: +$5,397 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,397
State:	+$8,818

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$17,455 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$17,455
State:	-$5,673

IRA payment deduction: $3,125 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

38878:	$3,125
Mississippi:	$3,024

Total itemized deductions: $14,183 (25% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,183
State:	$17,896

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,596 (8% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,596
State:	$4,735

Here:	7.9% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,578 (reported on 60.7% of returns)

38878:	$3,578
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,103 (reported on 39.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,103
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 84.4%

Here:	84%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 85.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38951, 38916, 39776, 38850, 38851, 39751.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 148
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 911

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 533 (266 now married, 265 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38878 with a mortgage: 253 (13 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $979
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $294

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:

• Zip code 38878 household income distribution in 2021

• 74Less than $10,000
• 126$10,000 to $14,999
• 98$15,000 to $19,999
• 44$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 77$30,000 to $34,999
• 71$35,000 to $39,999
• 99$40,000 to $44,999
• 22$45,000 to $49,999
• 58$50,000 to $59,999
• 91$60,000 to $74,999
• 94$75,000 to $99,999
• 110$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 38878

• 24Less than $10,000
• 39$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 74$30,000 to $34,999
• 48$40,000 to $49,999
• 75$50,000 to $59,999
• 69$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 39$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 50$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 38878

• 2$100 to $149
• 12$150 to $199
• 25$250 to $299
• 72$300 to $349
• 19$350 to $399
• 10$400 to $449
• 10$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 1$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 55No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $567.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $69,238
• Black or African American householders: $66,165
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $52,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $73,768 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,441 - $128,161

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $132,812

Here:	$132,812
State:	$196,067

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,931,003

Here:	$1,931,003
State:	$208,076

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $3,286,191

Here:	$3,286,191
State:	$261,467

Mobile homes: $59,215

Here:	$59,215
State:	$64,904

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 793
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 24
• 5 to 9: 6
• Mobile homes: 347

Unemployment: 0.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38878

• 82.0%823Drove a car alone
• 6.5%65Carpooled
• 2.9%29Walked
• 0.3%3Other means
• 1.0%10Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38878

• 48Less than 5 minutes
• 1255 to 9 minutes
• 12010 to 14 minutes
• 18115 to 19 minutes
• 14820 to 24 minutes
• 1925 to 29 minutes
• 5630 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 940 to 44 minutes
• 3145 to 59 minutes
• 14560 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,561

• Male householders: 443 (160 living alone), Female householders: 618 (182 living alone)

• 594 spouses (594 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 602 children (564 natural, 28 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 196 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 33 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 384 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 341 1-person

277 married couples with children.
165 single-parent households (20 men, 145 women).

84.6% of residents of 38878 zip code speak English at home.
15.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% very well, 30% well, 14% not well, 17% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FLEMING DAIRY (HIGHWAY 341 in VARDAMAN, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU088059, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 2,866.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2,095
• Midwest: 22
• South: 164
• West: 5

70% of the 38878 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

99% of the 38878 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 28. The highest number of fire incidents - 47 took place in 2016, and the least - 13 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.4%), and Structure Fires (37.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38878
• 19844.4%Outside Fires
• 16637.2%Structure Fires
• 439.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 398.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38878, Mississippi

Most common first names in zip code 38878 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	36	73.3 years
William	23	73.7 years
John	22	68.8 years
Mary	19	69.1 years
Charles	15	66.9 years
Annie	15	73.7 years
George	13	74.9 years
Willie	13	63.3 years
Robert	12	72.9 years
Thomas	11	70.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 38878 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dye	19	76.4 years
Bailey	15	72.6 years
Parker	14	70.3 years
Vanlandingha	13	77.9 years
Blue	13	81.1 years
Walls	12	71.1 years
Mckinney	11	75.2 years
Jenkins	10	85.6 years
Tedder	10	72.1 years
Hollis	10	72.9 years