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38852

Iuka, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
8,721
Median household income
$52,942
People below poverty
18.5%
Median home value
$150,400

Income

The median income of households in 38852 was $52,942. An estimated 9.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.7
$10,000 to $14,999 11.5
$15,000 to $24,999 10.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.2
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 6.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61182
Female 46563

An estimated 57% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,926. 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 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 57
Social Security 34.7
Retirement income 26.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 20.9
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38852 in 2020-2024, 91% had health insurance coverage and 9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.3% and public coverage was 45.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.6%.


In 2020-2024, 38852 had a total population of 8,721 - 4,123 (47.3%) females and 4,598 (52.7%) males. The median age was 48.7 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 24.6% was 19 to 44 years, 31.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38852 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 177 142
5 to 9 264 217
10 to 14 275 150
15 to 19 349 147
20 to 24 232 263
25 to 29 133 139
30 to 34 206 246
35 to 39 229 259
40 to 44 219 215
45 to 49 342 333
50 to 54 304 264
55 to 59 244 369
60 to 64 615 259
65 to 69 221 319
70 to 74 305 290
75 to 79 271 224
80 to 84 93 157
85 and over 119 130

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.1% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 18% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 38852 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94% of the people in 38852 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,409 households in 38852. The average household size was 1.92 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.3% of the households in 38852 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.7% of all households, while 29.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.6% of all households.

In 38852, 29.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.3
Cohabiting Couples 2.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.8% of males and 62.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.8 12.8
Now married, except separated 52.8 62.1
Separated 3.8 1.7
Widowed 6.4 10.4
Divorced 14.1 13

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38852, 20 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 60% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.8% of the people living in 38852 were U.S. natives. 61.4% of the 38852 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.2% of 38852 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 35.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38852 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 38852.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.3
Asia 0
Europe 35.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38852 in 2020-2024, 0.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0.2% 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 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 38852 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.5
Different house, same county 1.3
Different county, same state 3.4
Different state 2.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38852 was 1,418 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 28 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,251. College or graduate school enrollment was 139.

Educational Attainment of People in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15
High school diploma or equivalency 31.4
Some college, no degree 18.9
Associate's degree 12.9
Bachelor's degree 13.3
Graduate or professional degree 8.4

Disability

In 38852, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.9% of people under 18 years old, to 22.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38852, 46.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,525 72.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 789 22.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 147 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38852 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 22.7
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 7.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.5
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38852 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,472 42.4
Service occupations 423 12.2
Sales and office occupations 643 18.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 470 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 465 13.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 91.6% of 38852 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 91.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.4
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 4.1

In 2020-2024, 38852 had a total of 5,244 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.6% 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"). 6.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.2
Mobile homes 14.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

12.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38852 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38852 had 4,409 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 835 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.9% while renters occupied 19.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.97 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.7.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 33.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38852:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38852 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 35.1
Electricity 60.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 3.7
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38852 was $150,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 28.8 % had a mortgage. 71.2% 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 $1,086 and for owners without a mortgage it was $392.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38852 was $635. 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.