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38916 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38916 covers Calhoun City, Mississippi, with a population of about 4,488 and a median household income of $45,918.

Population
4,48826 per square mile
Median age
42.63.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$45,91816% below the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
23.5%11.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$119,255up 5.1% in five years
Median rent
$65829% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
14.4%20.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
100

Where 38916 is

Calhoun City, 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

Population4,488
Median age42.6
Family households68.7%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)58.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)37.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans5.2%
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$45,918
Income per person$25,574
Poverty rate23.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k6.2%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k7.0%
$25–30k6.5%
$30–35k8.1%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k10.5%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k1.6%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,760
Mean adjusted gross income$45,572
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k39.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$80,800
Median gross rent$658
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes14.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house80.2%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units8.2%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home8.9%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
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$119,255as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.1%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$128,023$113,490

$113,490 in 2021 to $119,255 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%
High school diploma or higher77.3%
Works from home2.7%
Drives to work alone89%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.5%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20% 8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.9% 8.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure52% 17.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32% 11.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40% 14.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.5% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.8% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist6.9% 54.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.5% 14.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28% 10.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.3% 5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.4% 2 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)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability25.9% 11.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.8% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.4% 13.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments100
People employed704
Annual payroll$24,006,000
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 68.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss49.9 out of 100
Community resilience20.5 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.

Drought97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.3Relatively 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$45,918$54,915$78,538
Income per person$25,574$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate23.5%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$80,800$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$658$923$1,348
Homeownership69%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate5%6%5.2%
Works from home2.7%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%2.4%13.9%
Median age42.638.438.7
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 stationCALHOUN CITY, MS US2.1 km away
Rain in a year58 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January53.8°F / 31.9°F5.26 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February58.6°F / 35.2°F5.16 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March67°F / 42.6°F5.3 in rain
April74.8°F / 50.7°F6.2 in rain
May81.9°F / 59.7°F5.53 in rain
June88.1°F / 67.6°F5.43 in rain
July91.1°F / 71°F4.27 in rain
August91.1°F / 69.8°F3.67 in rain
September86.4°F / 63°F3.62 in rain
October76.8°F / 50.9°F3.62 in rain
November64.8°F / 40.2°F3.88 in rain
December56.4°F / 34.8°F5.96 in rain, 0.1 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Calhoun County School District95.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Webster County School District4.5% 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 vulnerability85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38839 Derma, MS2.2 km away
38914 Big Creek, MS11.1 km away
38951 Pittsboro, MS11.7 km away
38955 Slate Spring, MS12 km away
38878 Vardaman, MS14.5 km away
38915 Bruce, MS18.7 km away
39737 Bellefontaine, MS21.4 km away
39751 Mantee, MS24.8 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.

Calhoun County95.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Webster County4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area175.83 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Population density26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8408, -89.3178

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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