ZIP 38801 · Tupelo
Who lives in ZIP code 38801 (Tupelo, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tupelo, MS · Lee County
uszips 2026
People29,858
Median age36.6
Household income$62,946
Home value$197,065
Median rent$996/mo
Poverty15.0%
College degree+28.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Tupelo, MS (micro)
- Wider region
- Tupelo-Corinth, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 158 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,583
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.7% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
30.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,338.
Education (adults 25+)
37.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.9%
- Never married
- 32.7%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 57.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.3%
- Rent burden
- 31.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.7%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 10.7%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.