Bolivar County

Bolivar County has 29,534 residents across 13 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $39,585, 30% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $130,000, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

29,534residentsACS 2020–2024

$39,585median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$130,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

78%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Bolivar 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 13 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
38725	1,152	$47K	$81K	76%	16%	85%	36 min
38726	345	$32K	$59K	75%	19%	63%	32 min
38730	1,623	$74K	$89K	82%	34%	70%	20 min
38732	16,696	$45K	$161K	62%	34%	84%	20 min
38740	496	$49K	$-666667K	88%	7%	85%	24 min
38746	475	$-666667K	$57K	54%	8%	50%	26 min
38759	1,346	$77K	$143K	84%	28%	94%	19 min
38762	1,904	$27K	$95K	42%	22%	76%	20 min
38764	157	$26K	$109K	55%	20%	35%	10 min
38769	1,882	$20K	$89K	49%	9%	57%	16 min
38773	2,201	$31K	$110K	74%	20%	69%	24 min
38774	1,758	$20K	$90K	63%	22%	75%	42 min
38781	153	$2K	$163K	36%	14%	73%	22 min

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

People.

29,534 residents in 11,915 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

25%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

36%

of households are people living alone

28%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

13,673 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,000 (±$12,596).

63%

of households own their home

72%

of homes are detached single-family houses

10%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$685

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20197%

2000–20099%

1990–199913%

1980–198915%

1970–197920%

1960–196914%

1950–195910%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier7%

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 ±$4,860.

$39,585

median household income

32.6%

of people live below the poverty line

7.1%

unemployment rate

28%

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.

21 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

96%

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.

78%

of households have a broadband subscription

17%

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