ZIP 38849 · Guntown
Who lives in ZIP code 38849 (Guntown, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Guntown, MS · Lee County
uszips 2026
People5,792
Median age36.9
Household income$76,019
Home value$153,395
Median rent$908/mo
Poverty13.6%
College degree+22.7%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Tupelo, MS (micro)
- Wider region
- Tupelo-Corinth, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,094
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.1% are 65 or older; 72.1% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,690.
Education (adults 25+)
49.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.5%
- Never married
- 25.5%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 60.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.2%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 3.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.