ZIP 38965 · Water Valley
Who lives in ZIP code 38965 (Water Valley, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Water Valley, MS · Yalobusha County
uszips 2026
People8,963
Median age39.5
Household income$58,258
Home value$134,927
Median rent$645/mo
Poverty18.9%
College degree+19.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Oxford, MS (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,403
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.2% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
25.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,806.
Education (adults 25+)
39.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.8%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 44.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.9%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.7%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.