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38834 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38834 covers Corinth, Mississippi, with a population of about 27,146 and a median household income of $50,125.

Population
27,146122 per square mile
Median age
41.42.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,1259% below the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
17.7%5.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$180,702up 19.4% in five years
Median rent
$73021% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
20.7%14.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.2%2.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
705

Where 38834 is

Corinth, Mississippi — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population27,146
Median age41.4
Family households60.9%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)80.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Veterans6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$50,125
Income per person$31,369
Poverty rate17.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.6%
$10–15k9.1%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k7.0%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k3.5%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,270
Mean adjusted gross income$62,098
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k34.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$139,300
Median gross rent$730
Rent as a share of household income26.4%
Owner-occupied62.2%
Vacant homes12.5%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house65.5%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units9.5%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home13.3%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$180,702as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 54.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$180,702$107,821

$116,903 in 2012 to $180,702 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%
High school diploma or higher83%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone85.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.1% 12 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.4% 10 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist9.4% 51.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments705
People employed10,346
Annual payroll$426,704,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 66.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.4 out of 100
Community resilience23.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Mississippi and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMississippiUnited States
Median household income$50,125$54,915$78,538
Income per person$31,369$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate17.7%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$139,300$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$730$923$1,348
Homeownership62.2%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%6%5.2%
Works from home3%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%2.4%13.9%
Median age41.438.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCORINTH 7 SW, MS US2.4 km away
Rain in a year59 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January49.2°F / 30.4°F4.89 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February54°F / 33.5°F5.01 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March63°F / 40.1°F5.42 in rain
April72.6°F / 48.4°F5.54 in rain
May80.2°F / 58.2°F5.67 in rain
June86.9°F / 66°F5.02 in rain
July90°F / 69.7°F4.57 in rain
August89.7°F / 68°F3.57 in rain
September84.5°F / 60.5°F4.12 in rain
October73.7°F / 48.2°F4.26 in rain
November61.4°F / 37.7°F4.43 in rain
December52.1°F / 33.2°F6.32 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket19% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Alcorn School District84.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Corinth School District13.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Tishomingo County Schools1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

38835 Corinth, MS8.1 km away
38865 Rienzi, MS8.9 km away
38846 Glen, MS14.2 km away
38393 Chewalla, TN14.3 km away
38339 Guys, TN16.7 km away
38367 Ramer, TN21 km away
38829 Booneville, MS23.4 km away
38357 Michie, TN24.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Alcorn County98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Tishomingo County1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area223.04 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq mi
Population density122 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8759, -88.5916

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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