Lowndes County

Lowndes County has 57,838 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $53,812, 5% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $164,100, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

57,838residentsACS 2020–2024

$53,812median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$164,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Lowndes 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
39701	11,958	$33K	$118K	43%	21%	77%	19 min
39702	23,484	$55K	$144K	65%	24%	89%	25 min
39705	12,552	$68K	$232K	63%	43%	95%	19 min
39736	338	$19K	$114K	47%	6%	76%	23 min
39740	6,143	$83K	$190K	83%	30%	86%	27 min
39743	1,713	$52K	$45K	80%	18%	90%	32 min
39766	2,616	$66K	$163K	67%	29%	92%	26 min

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

People.

57,838 residents in 23,006 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

24%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

40%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

27,168 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,100 (±$8,539).

61%

of households own their home

69%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

12%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$930

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200912%

1990–199915%

1980–198919%

1970–197922%

1960–196911%

1950–19597%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier5%

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 ±$2,871.

$53,812

median household income

17.3%

of people live below the poverty line

6.3%

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.

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.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

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