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Sunflower County · Mississippi

ZIP code 38736

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 38736 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
535

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$129,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Mississippi state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 38736 sits in Sunflower County, Mississippi and is home to 535 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth $129,200 and median gross rent is $867. 92.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% (Mississippi state rate).

County
Sunflower County

FIPS 28133

State
Mississippi (MS)

427 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 38736

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
535ZIP 38736 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$129,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$867Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
92.1%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 38736

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

Mississippi levies 7% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$670/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
38.1%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 38736 compares

ZIP 38736 against the median ZIP in Sunflower County and across Mississippi.

MeasureZIP 38736County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$41,890$49,375
Median home value$129,200$96,100$113,850+13%
Median gross rent$867$653$795+9%
Population5351,9182,742-80%

Medians are computed across the 9 ZIP areas in Sunflower County and the 427 ZIP areas in Mississippi.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 427 Mississippi ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

above 61% of 378 state ZIPs

#148
Population

larger than 16% of 427 state ZIPs

#360

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Sunflower County.

ZIP 38736 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 38736?
ZIP 38736 lies mostly in Sunflower County, Mississippi. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 38736?
Mississippi charges 7% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 38736 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $867 a month, and the median home is worth $129,200+13% against the typical Mississippi ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 38736, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.