39478 Zip Code (MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 1,849
Zip code population in 2010: 2,201
Zip code population in 2000: 1,847

Houses and condos: 905
Renter-occupied apartments: 218
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 39478: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 73.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $549 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 39478:

• High school or higher: 80.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 11.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 39478:

• Never married: 34.6%
• Now married: 42.7%
• Separated: 4.9%
• Widowed: 7.7%
• Divorced: 10.2%

• 
• • 1,42577.2%White
  • 71038.4%Black
  • 432.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 201.1%Two or more races
  • 20.1%Asian
  • 10.05%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 39478, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,336 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,336
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $39,722 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,722
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.7% for AGIs below $25k, 85.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $739 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$739
Mississippi:	$1,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $580 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$580
State:	$5,401

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,671 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,671
State:	+$12,121

Profit/loss from business: +$6,700 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,700
State:	+$10,220

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,425 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

39478:	$8,425
Mississippi:	$13,665

Total itemized deductions: $21,689 (28% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$21,689
State:	$22,078

Here:	27.9% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,550 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,550
State:	$6,081

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,395 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

39478:	$4,395
State:	$5,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,577 (reported on 33.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,577
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.9%

Here:	78%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 39478, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,347 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,347
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $28,867 (reported on 88.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,867
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.5% for AGIs below $10k, 88.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $962 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$962
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $391 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$391
State:	$3,089

Net capital gain/loss: +$493 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$493
State:	+$8,427

Profit/loss from business: +$2,864 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,864
State:	+$8,818

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,494 (28% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,494
State:	$17,896

Here:	27.9% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,433 (7% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,433
State:	$4,735

Here:	7.2% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,526 (reported on 59.5% of returns)

39478:	$3,526
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,180 (reported on 37.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,180
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.8%

Here:	76%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70426, 39483, 39429, 39643, 39667, 70427.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 111
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 710

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (9 now married, 19 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 393 (175 now married, 217 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 39478 with a mortgage: 123 (6 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 488

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,172
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $263

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 39478 household income distribution in 2017

• 274Less than $10,000
• 89$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 70$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 93$40,000 to $44,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 73$75,000 to $99,999
• 38$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 39478

• 62Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 32$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 58$70,000 to $79,999
• 34$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 81$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 39478

• 19$250 to $299
• 9$350 to $399
• 9$450 to $499
• 168No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $549.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,093
• Black or African American householders: $80,674

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $83,441 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $25,736 - $164,079

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $138,465

Here:	$138,465
State:	$172,223

Mobile homes: $36,235

Here:	$36,235
State:	$58,432

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 549
• 5 to 9: 25
• Mobile homes: 323

Unemployment: 11.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 39478

• 74.5%468Drove a car alone
• 11.6%73Carpooled
• 5.1%32Bus or trolley bus
• 7.8%49Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 39478

• 345 to 9 minutes
• 5310 to 14 minutes
• 6815 to 19 minutes
• 14620 to 24 minutes
• 15525 to 29 minutes
• 11430 to 34 minutes
• 845 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 3490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,847

• In family households: 1,438 (173 male householders, 275 female householders)

  289 spouses, 566 children (517 natural, 6 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 103 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 20 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 410 (201 male householders (174 living alone)), 176 female householders (168 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 209 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 44 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 342 1-person, 34 2-persons

279 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (11 men, 98 women).

97.4% of residents of 39478 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• J R POUNDS INC, DEXTER COMPRESSOR STATION (182 VINCETOWN ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-14700024, AIR PROGRAM, ENSITE-MSD985981927, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, ENSITE-276000024, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Organizations: SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS

• EDDIE FORBES JUNIOR DAIRY (HIGHWAY 35 in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU089033, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  Alternative names: FRED FORBES JR DAIRY

• ERVIN, JERRY DAIRY (HIGHWAY 27 in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU088036, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  Alternative names: JERRY ERVIN DAIRY

• FORBES MEAT PROCESSING (214 HURRICANE CREEK CHURCH ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-10670, NPDES NO EXPOSURE CERTIFICATION, ENSITE-MS0037192, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS
  Alternative names: MARION COUNTY

• FORTENBERRYS MEAT PLANT (383 TWIN BRIDGES ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-7411, NPDES NO EXPOSURE CERTIFICATION, ENSITE-MS0037184, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS
  Alternative names: FORTENBERRY MEAT PLANT

• JERRY THOMAS DAIRY (ROUTE 1 BOX 113 in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU088022, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  

• JIM DUNAWAY, DAIRY (169 MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MSU000092, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
  Alternative names: DUNAWAY DAIRY

• B G BENNETT PLATING (158 MOUNT BETHEL ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-MS0000448431, CESQG
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

• D AND D TIMBER INC (283 HIGHWAY 48 E in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Mississippi compliance, permits, activity tracking ) - ENSITE-09100033, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Alternative names: D AND D TIMBER INC.

• CLAY VANCE POULTRY (48 SAWMILL ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS
  Alternative names: CLAY VINCE POULTRY, WALTHALL COUNTY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

Population in 1990: 448. Population change in the 1990s: +1,399 (+312.3%).

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

• This state: 1,253
• Northeast: 11
• Midwest: 54
• South: 489
• West: 31

74% of the 39478 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

91% of the 39478 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• DIXIE MAT & HARDWOOD CO (216 HERRING RD in SANDY HOOK, MS; small business)

  $11,850 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Taking place in AR. Signed on 2003-09-18. Completion date: 2003-09-30.

• H & S SUPPLY INC (157 SAW MILL ROAD in SANDY HOOK, MS; small business)

  $5,920 with Army for Space and Water Heating Equipment. Signed on 2004-12-15. Completion date: 2004-11-18.

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

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 39478 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	12	77.5 years
Robert	12	74.2 years
John	11	75.0 years
James	9	68.1 years
William	8	74.6 years
Jesse	7	74.2 years
Thomas	7	61.9 years
Sarah	6	82.5 years
Lillie	5	89.6 years
George	5	74.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 39478 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mckenzie	40	76.6 years
Pittman	34	69.1 years
Thomas	24	77.8 years
Forbes	17	75.8 years
Vince	15	72.9 years
Mark	13	78.9 years
Stogner	13	76.2 years
Lewis	11	70.7 years
Herring	11	68.3 years
Kennedy	10	73.8 years