ZIP 38868 · Shannon
Who lives in ZIP code 38868 (Shannon, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shannon, MS · Lee County
uszips 2026
People4,371
Median age38.2
Household income$41,030
Home value$152,989
Median rent$894/mo
Poverty27.1%
College degree+22.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Tupelo, MS (micro)
- Wider region
- Tupelo-Corinth, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 23 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,873
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
16.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,526.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.0%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 11.1%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 45.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.0%
- Rent burden
- 45.1%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.0%
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 3.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.1%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 17.3%
- No health insurance
- 10.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.