ZIP 38921 · Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 38921 (Charleston, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charleston, MS · Tallahatchie County
uszips 2026
People4,786
Median age37.3
Household income$37,326
Home value$97,667
Median rent$695/mo
Poverty31.2%
College degree+12.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,800
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
15.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,043.
Education (adults 25+)
25.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.2%
- Never married
- 45.9%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.64
- Dual-income families
- 40.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.2%
- Rent burden
- 37.3%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.0%
- Unemployment
- 11.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- No health insurance
- 16.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.