Pontotoc County

Pontotoc County has 31,550 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $51,484, 9% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $157,100, and 19% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

31,550residentsACS 2020–2024

$51,484median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$157,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

78%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Pontotoc 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 6 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
38826	5,894	$76K	$254K	72%	37%	81%	22 min
38841	3,963	$54K	$206K	60%	10%	77%	31 min
38863	19,046	$50K	$156K	68%	21%	79%	26 min
38864	2,100	$54K	$162K	87%	11%	67%	32 min
38869	259	$63K	$138K	54%	14%	74%	25 min
38871	2,337	$64K	$98K	82%	15%	90%	33 min

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

People.

31,550 residents in 11,819 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

26%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

14,221 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,100 (±$11,824).

70%

of households own their home

65%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

29%

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$864

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201915%

2000–200916%

1990–199915%

1980–198913%

1970–197914%

1960–196910%

1950–19599%

1940–19491%

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 ±$2,949.

$51,484

median household income

16.7%

of people live below the poverty line

3.1%

unemployment rate

19%

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.

28 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

96%

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

16%

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