Alcorn County

Alcorn County has 34,289 residents across 3 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $51,260, 9% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $142,100, and 19% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

34,289residentsACS 2020–2024

$51,260median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$142,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

79%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Alcorn County in MississippiZIP codes in Alcorn County highlighted; the rest of Mississippi in grey

Map of Mississippi with Alcorn County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 3 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
38834	27,308	$50K	$152K	64%	20%	79%	23 min
38846	2,053	$60K	$160K	87%	18%	68%	27 min
38865	4,860	$55K	$92K	84%	13%	83%	28 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

34,289 residents in 14,456 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

22%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

16,283 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,100 (±$16,439).

68%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$751

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201910%

2000–200910%

1990–199916%

1980–198915%

1970–197924%

1960–19699%

1950–19598%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,689.

$51,260

median household income

15.8%

of people live below the poverty line

4.6%

unemployment rate

19%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

79%

of households have a broadband subscription

16%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates