ZIP 39662 · Ruth
Who lives in ZIP code 39662 (Ruth, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ruth, MS · Lincoln County
uszips 2026
People1,446
Median age39.8
Household income—
Home value$57,153
Median rent—
Poverty16.3%
College degree+4.4%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brookhaven, MS (micro)
- Wider region
- Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 555
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 77.4% are adults.
Household income
25.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,219.
Education (adults 25+)
25.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 16.9%
- Divorced
- 16.6%
- Widowed
- 10.7%
- Family size
- 3.85
- Dual-income families
- 47.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.4%
- Unemployment
- 9.6%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 11.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 13.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.