Lee County

Lee County has 83,034 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $67,863, 20% above the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $199,500, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

83,034residentsACS 2020–2024

$67,863median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$199,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

85%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Lee 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 7 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
38801	29,858	$63K	$197K	62%	28%	81%	20 min
38804	16,693	$64K	$220K	64%	31%	88%	22 min
38849	5,792	$76K	$152K	85%	23%	88%	27 min
38857	4,132	$93K	$190K	73%	31%	90%	21 min
38862	2,024	$53K	$136K	66%	31%	79%	41 min
38866	12,429	$79K	$221K	85%	29%	91%	24 min
38868	4,371	$41K	$142K	74%	22%	76%	24 min

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

People.

83,034 residents in 32,591 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

25%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

49%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

37,654 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,500 (±$6,753).

71%

of households own their home

72%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

11%

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$957

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201912%

2000–200916%

1990–199917%

1980–198915%

1970–197917%

1960–196910%

1950–19596%

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 ±$3,091.

$67,863

median household income

14.6%

of people live below the poverty line

5.1%

unemployment rate

29%

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.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

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.

85%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

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