ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Mississippi

ZIP Code 38948: Yalobusha County, MS

ZIP Code 38948 (Yalobusha County, Mississippi) has an estimated 1,818 residents in 788 households. The median household income is $29,400, the median home value is $86,200 and the median gross rent is $904/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Some estimates have a large margin of error. 3 figures for this ZIP (unemployment, gross rent, commute) are marked with *. ACS figures come from a sample, and small areas have fewer responses, so treat these numbers as rough ranges.

Total population

1,818

Margin of error ±561

Median household income

$29,400

Margin of error ±$12,080

Median home value

$86,200

Margin of error ±$25,225

Median gross rent

$904/mo*

Margin of error ±$500· estimate has a large margin of error

Median age

53.2 yrs

Margin of error ±6.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

36.9 min*

Margin of error ±25.5 min· estimate has a large margin of error

How ZIP 38948 compares with Mississippi and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 3894853.2 yrsMississippi38.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 38948$29,400Mississippi$56,447United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 38948$24,834Mississippi$31,549United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 3894815.0%Mississippi18.9%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 3894821.1%*Mississippi5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 3894810.4%Mississippi25.1%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 38948$86,200Mississippi$169,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 38948$904/mo*Mississippi$954/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 3894875.4%Mississippi70.0%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 3894836.9 min*Mississippi25.6 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 389486.4%Mississippi5.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 38948

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 38948 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 38948	Margin of error	Mississippi	United States
Total population	1,818	±561	2,946,779	334,922,499
Median age	53.2 yrs	±6.8 yrs	38.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	788	±176	1,145,431	129,227,496
Median household income	$29,400	±$12,080	$56,447	$80,734
Per capita income	$24,834	±$6,609	$31,549	$44,673
Poverty rate	15.0%	±5.2 pts	18.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	21.1%*	±14.3 pts	5.8%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	±4.3 pts	25.1%	35.7%
Median home value	$86,200	±$25,225	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent	$904/mo*	±$500	$954/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	75.4%	±7.4 pts	70.0%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	36.9 min*	±25.5 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.4%	±8.0 pts	5.9%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 38948
Group	ZIP 38948	Mississippi	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	61.8%	55.2%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	36.3%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	3.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	0.2%	3.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 38948 is

State: Mississippi
Main county: Yalobusha County— also overlaps Tallahatchie County
Largest overlapping place: Oakland (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 103.32 sq mi· about 18 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Yalobusha County

38922 Yalobusha County, MS 38961 Yalobusha County, MS 38965 Yalobusha County, MS

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.