Chickasaw County

Chickasaw County has 16,915 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $43,586, 23% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $109,800, and 12% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

16,915residentsACS 2020–2024

$43,586median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$109,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

79%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Chickasaw 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 4 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
38850	2,972	$53K	$85K	85%	11%	81%	29 min
38851	8,802	$45K	$143K	73%	16%	80%	21 min
38860	5,388	$41K	$100K	64%	8%	79%	28 min
39776	1,529	$51K	$88K	75%	5%	81%	29 min

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

People.

16,915 residents in 6,674 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

25%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

41%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

7,851 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,800 (±$10,542).

70%

of households own their home

69%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

23%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$670

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20198%

2000–200910%

1990–199914%

1980–198913%

1970–197924%

1960–196913%

1950–19599%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier6%

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 ±$3,435.

$43,586

median household income

23.5%

of people live below the poverty line

4.9%

unemployment rate

12%

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

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

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

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