Panola County

Panola County has 32,808 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $45,945, 19% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $127,800, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

32,808residentsACS 2020–2024

$45,945median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$127,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

78%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Panola 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
38606	16,156	$55K	$162K	74%	23%	84%	32 min
38619	5,366	$35K	$142K	64%	6%	72%	38 min
38620	3,386	$46K	$106K	84%	16%	78%	29 min
38621	1,578	$37K	$92K	65%	17%	69%	45 min
38622	594	$30K	$50K	73%	6%	66%	30 min
38658	2,124	$78K	$116K	72%	16%	80%	25 min
38666	5,861	$37K	$91K	69%	13%	73%	29 min

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

People.

32,808 residents in 12,312 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

25%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

32%

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.

14,717 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $127,800 (±$20,857).

71%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

26%

are mobile homes

16%

of housing units are vacant

$874

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20198%

2000–200914%

1990–199925%

1980–198912%

1970–197913%

1960–196911%

1950–19596%

1940–19495%

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 ±$6,120.

$45,945

median household income

23.3%

of people live below the poverty line

6.6%

unemployment rate

18%

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.

32 min

average commute to work

24%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

94%

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.

78%

of households have a broadband subscription

20%

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