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38665

Sarah, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,514
Median household income
$80,223
People below poverty
24.2%
Median home value
$170,100

Income

The median income of households in 38665 was $80,223. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 6.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.2
$25,000 to $34,999 15.8
$35,000 to $49,999 6.8
$50,000 to $74,999 14.2
$75,000 to $99,999 19.4
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7
$150,000 to $199,999 7.4
$200,000 or more 7.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70261
Female 29085

An estimated 81.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 48.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,383. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.3
Social Security 48.8
Retirement income 18.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.2
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 46.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 46.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.1

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 8.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 58.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38665 in 2020-2024, 81.4% had health insurance coverage and 18.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 44% and public coverage was 45.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.4%.


In 2020-2024, 38665 had a total population of 3,514 - 1,894 (53.9%) females and 1,620 (46.1%) males. The median age was 36.2 years. An estimated 32% of the population was under 18 years, 21.2% was 19 to 44 years, 32% was 45 to 64 years, and 12 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38665 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 172 77
5 to 9 204 181
10 to 14 72 189
15 to 19 225 101
20 to 24 134 92
25 to 29 17 150
30 to 34 48 71
35 to 39 61 19
40 to 44 51 103
45 to 49 218 185
50 to 54 62 193
55 to 59 95 255
60 to 64 36 80
65 to 69 77 35
70 to 74 121 34
75 to 79 0 24
80 to 84 17 27
85 and over 10 78

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.9% were White; 5.1% were Black or African American; 16.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 38665 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.9% of the people in 38665 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,301 households in 38665. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.2% of the households in 38665 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.6% of all households, while 14.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.8% of all households.

In 38665, 39.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.2
Cohabiting Couples 3.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.9% of males and 36.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.5 21.5
Now married, except separated 47.9 36.6
Separated 0.9 0
Widowed 0 27.9
Divorced 7.8 14.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38665, 51 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 38665 were U.S. natives. 58.9% of the 38665 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 38665 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38665 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 38665.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38665 in 2020-2024, 0 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 38665 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.8
Different house, same county 0
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 0
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 72 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 28% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38665 was 1,043 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 923. College or graduate school enrollment was 107.

Educational Attainment of People in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 28
High school diploma or equivalency 29.2
Some college, no degree 12.4
Associate's degree 18.8
Bachelor's degree 1
Graduate or professional degree 10.6

Disability

In 38665, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 24.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.8% of people under 18 years old, to 26.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 73.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38665, 58.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,016 71.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 383 27
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 22 1.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38665 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.5
Construction 14.1
Manufacturing 11.3
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 5.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 14.9
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.5
Other Services, except public administration 10.8
Public administration 17.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38665 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 282 19.8
Service occupations 239 16.8
Sales and office occupations 341 24
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 373 26.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 186 13.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 96.9% of 38665 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 46.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 96.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 1.5

In 2020-2024, 38665 had a total of 1,422 housing units. Of these housing units, 60.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 39.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 60.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 39.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38665 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 83.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38665 had 1,301 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 121 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.5% while renters occupied 28.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.99.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 50.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38665:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 27.4
Electricity 62
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 10.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38665 was $170,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.3 % had a mortgage. 49.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,325 and for owners without a mortgage it was $706.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38665 was $920. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.