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39437 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39437 covers Ellisville, Mississippi, with a population of about 12,287 and a median household income of $56,812.

Population
12,28772 per square mile
Median age
38.7about the US average
Median household income
$56,812about the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$192,798up 11.7% in five years
Median rent
$78015% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
25.7%9.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.8%12.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
188

Where 39437 is

Ellisville, 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

Population12,287
Median age38.7
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)77.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)15.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans5.8%
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$56,812
Income per person$27,802
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k7.1%
$15–20k5.7%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k7.5%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,150
Mean adjusted gross income$66,500
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$173,900
Median gross rent$780
Rent as a share of household income34.8%
Owner-occupied77.8%
Vacant homes18%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house69.3%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home23.3%
Boat, RV or van1.5%
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$192,798as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$199,557$133,552

$138,521 in 2012 to $192,798 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%
High school diploma or higher89.2%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone80.7%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.8%
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 diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.7% 9.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35% 9.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.8% 4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist9.9% 51.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.6% 4.6 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 establishments188
People employed1,850
Annual payroll$74,281,000
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 69.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.1 out of 100
Community resilience30.9 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.

Tornado91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.2Relatively High 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$56,812$54,915$78,538
Income per person$27,802$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$173,900$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$780$923$1,348
Homeownership77.8%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%6%5.2%
Works from home2.3%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%2.4%13.9%
Median age38.738.438.7
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 stationLAUREL, MS US14.2 km away
Rain in a year60 in

Average high and low by month

January59.9°F / 34.6°F6.07 in rain
February64.7°F / 38.3°F5.11 in rain
March71.9°F / 45°F5.46 in rain
April78.6°F / 51.7°F5.1 in rain
May85.4°F / 60.4°F4.34 in rain
June90.9°F / 67.9°F5.46 in rain
July93.2°F / 70.3°F5.38 in rain
August92.7°F / 69.7°F5.48 in rain
September88.7°F / 64.4°F3.94 in rain
October80°F / 52.5°F3.48 in rain
November69.7°F / 41.8°F4.06 in rain
December62.4°F / 36.9°F5.76 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket52% 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%.

Jones County School District100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

39459 Moselle, MS14.1 km away
39436 Eastabuchie, MS15.7 km away
39440 Laurel, MS16.5 km away
39443 Laurel, MS20.4 km away
39442 Laurel, MS20.7 km away
39464 Ovett, MS21 km away
39480 Soso, MS21.5 km away
39441 Laurel, MS21.6 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.

Jones County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area169.55 sq mi
Water area0.95 sq mi
Population density72 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.5797, -89.2231

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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