Sharkey County

Sharkey County has 3,872 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $40,000, 29% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $98,000, and 16% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

3,872residentsACS 2020–2024

$40,000median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$98,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

49%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Mississippi with Sharkey 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 4 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
38721	1,000	$31K	$81K	69%	22%	51%	24 min
38765	128	$67K	$-666667K	47%	40%	100%	25 min
39054	337	$-666667K	$51K	72%	14%	43%	23 min
39159	2,888	$46K	$111K	65%	12%	49%	22 min

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

People.

3,872 residents in 1,422 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

23%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

27%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

1,650 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,000 (±$18,223).

67%

of households own their home

65%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

24%

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$623

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20198%

2000–20093%

1990–199913%

1980–198915%

1970–197937%

1960–19696%

1950–19597%

1940–19496%

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 ±$10,299.

$40,000

median household income

30.9%

of people live below the poverty line

9.1%

unemployment rate

16%

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.

22 min

average commute to work

24%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

90%

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.

49%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

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