Prentiss County

Prentiss County has 25,184 residents across 3 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $49,724, 12% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $122,500, and 20% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

25,184residentsACS 2020–2024

$49,724median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$122,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

80%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Prentiss 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 3 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
38824	8,244	$48K	$105K	81%	14%	82%	26 min
38829	18,605	$52K	$127K	78%	21%	81%	26 min
38859	475	$41K	$136K	93%	2%	96%	33 min

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

People.

25,184 residents in 9,595 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

22%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

28%

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.

11,050 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,500 (±$11,115).

78%

of households own their home

75%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

16%

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$637

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–200914%

1990–199917%

1980–198916%

1970–197920%

1960–196914%

1950–19597%

1940–19494%

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 ±$4,350.

$49,724

median household income

16.8%

of people live below the poverty line

3.5%

unemployment rate

20%

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.

26 min

average commute to work

15%

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.

80%

of households have a broadband subscription

14%

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