38778 Zip Code (Sunflower, MS) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,425
Zip code population in 2010: 1,686
Zip code population in 2000: 2,051

Houses and condos: 670
Renter-occupied apartments: 303
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 38778: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 69.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,338 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,122 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 38778:

• High school or higher: 67.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 38778:

• Never married: 49.1%
• Now married: 36.2%
• Separated: 4.8%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 4.7%

• 
• • 1,01971.6%Black
  • 21214.9%White
  • 17712.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 151.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 38778, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $34,262 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,262
State:	$54,084

Salary/wage: $25,673 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,673
State:	$45,187

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1244.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3738.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9470.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,000
Mississippi:	$1,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,144 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,144
State:	+$7,724

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,030 (reported on 49.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,030
State:	$2,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 241.1% for AGIs below $25k, 139.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.7%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 38778, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,267 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,267
State:	$46,197

Salary/wage: $24,345 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,345
State:	$38,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.3% for AGIs below $25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 29.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $317 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$317
Mississippi:	$1,482

Profit/loss from business: +$6,375 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,375
State:	+$10,220

Total itemized deductions: $18,300 (23% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,300
State:	$22,078

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	21.8% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,633 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,633
State:	$6,081

Taxes paid: $4,650 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

38778:	$4,650
State:	$5,794

Earned income credit: $3,076 (reported on 58.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,076
State:	$2,710

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 38778, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,226 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,226
State:	$36,110

Salary/wage: $19,514 (reported on 89.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,514
State:	$31,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.2% for AGIs below $10k, 94.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,032 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,032
Mississippi:	$1,649

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,368 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,368
State:	$3,089

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,500 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,500
State:	+$8,427

Profit/loss from business: +$8,167 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	+$8,167
State:	+$8,818

IRA payment deduction: $1,231 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

38778:	$1,231
Mississippi:	$3,024

Total itemized deductions: $16,719 (19% of AGI, reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,719
State:	$17,896

Here:	19.4% of AGI
State:	22.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,423 (5% of AGI, reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,423
State:	$4,735

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	5.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,665 (reported on 33.5% of returns)

38778:	$3,665
State:	$5,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,603 (reported on 59.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,603
State:	$2,107

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.2%

Here:	51%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 44.9% for AGIs below $10k, 51.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 38736, 38761, 38751, 38941, 38771, 38952.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 181
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 407

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (0 now married, 30 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 242 (79 now married, 162 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 38778 with a mortgage: 74
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $948
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $518

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 38778 household income distribution in 2022

• 72Less than $10,000
• 86$10,000 to $14,999
• 69$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 82$45,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 33$60,000 to $74,999
• 70$75,000 to $99,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 18$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 38778

• 5Less than $10,000
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 44$70,000 to $79,999
• 44$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 83$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$150,000 to $174,999
• 16$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 38778

• 2Less than $100
• 57$100 to $149
• 19$150 to $199
• 53$200 to $249
• 9$250 to $299
• 9$300 to $349
• 7$350 to $399
• 21$400 to $449
• 15$500 to $549
• 8$550 to $599
• 6$750 to $799
• 2$3,500 or more
• 101No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $381.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,549
• Black or African American householders: $98,905

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $93,195 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,636 - $124,781

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $99,818

Here:	$99,818
State:	$226,494

Mobile homes: $53,592

Here:	$53,592
State:	$73,695

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 402
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 43
• 3 or 4: 90
• 5 to 9: 12
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 to 49: 45
• Mobile homes: 53

Unemployment: 3.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 38778

• 80.9%530Drove a car alone
• 10.4%68Carpooled
• 0.2%1Other means
• 8.8%58Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 38778

• 21Less than 5 minutes
• 2065 to 9 minutes
• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 14415 to 19 minutes
• 3220 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 8930 to 34 minutes
• 2935 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,425

• Male householders: 264 (101 living alone), Female householders: 325 (86 living alone)

• 102 spouses (100 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 335 children (335 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 168 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 47 other relatives, 82 non-relatives

Size of family households: 214 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 28 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 187 1-person, 15 2-persons, 34 3-persons

33 married couples with children.
148 single-parent households (13 men, 135 women).

87.2% of residents of 38778 zip code speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% well, 77% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities 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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%

Population in 1990: 961. Population change in the 1990s: +1,090 (+113.4%).

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

• This state: 1,153
• Midwest: 44
• South: 24
• West: 13

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, 50% lived in Mississippi.

92% of the 38778 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 24 took place in 2010, and the least - 1 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (42.3%), and Outside Fires (29.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 38778
• 5242.3%Structure Fires
• 3629.3%Outside Fires
• 2822.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 75.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 38778, Mississippi

Most common first names in zip code 38778 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Willie	21	70.7 years
Mary	18	69.1 years
James	16	65.8 years
Robert	15	68.7 years
John	13	81.1 years
Charlie	10	69.7 years
Walter	9	74.2 years
Betty	8	65.8 years
Rosie	8	73.6 years
Lula	7	80.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 38778 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	24	66.2 years
Johnson	16	54.2 years
Jones	14	72.1 years
Smith	13	69.3 years
Davis	8	64.4 years
Moore	8	78.9 years
Harris	6	71.0 years
Mckinney	6	68.3 years
Dunn	6	68.0 years
Brooks	6	77.8 years