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39756

Prairie, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,140
Median household income
$57,782
People below poverty
17.9%
Median home value
$80,300

Income

The median income of households in 39756 was $57,782. An estimated 0% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0
$10,000 to $14,999 8.2
$15,000 to $24,999 12.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7.1
$35,000 to $49,999 0
$50,000 to $74,999 45.1
$75,000 to $99,999 21.2
$100,000 to $149,999 6.2
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43230
Female 28645

An estimated 68.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,352. 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 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.7
Social Security 31.8
Retirement income 32.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.9

In 2020-2024, 30.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 82.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39756 in 2020-2024, 92.2% had health insurance coverage and 7.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.1% and public coverage was 40.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2020-2024, 39756 had a total population of 2,140 - 1,354 (63.3%) females and 786 (36.7%) males. The median age was 39.4 years. An estimated 28.6% of the population was under 18 years, 41.7% was 19 to 44 years, 17.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39756 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 9 28
5 to 9 6 318
10 to 14 104 40
15 to 19 59 89
20 to 24 21 111
25 to 29 42 28
30 to 34 42 21
35 to 39 158 87
40 to 44 141 241
45 to 49 10 130
50 to 54 45 56
55 to 59 39 67
60 to 64 0 25
65 to 69 53 27
70 to 74 31 0
75 to 79 26 0
80 to 84 0 79
85 and over 0 7

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 14.8% were White; 84.5% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 16.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 39756 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 14.8% of the people in 39756 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 645 households in 39756. The average household size was 3.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.8% of the households in 39756 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.6% of all households, while 11.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 4.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.6% of all households.

In 39756, 55.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 39.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.3 42.1
Now married, except separated 54.6 39.8
Separated 1.8 3.7
Widowed 0 10.8
Divorced 6.3 3.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39756, 34 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 99.8% of the people living in 39756 were U.S. natives. 91.9% of the 39756 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.2% of 39756 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39756 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 39756.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39756 in 2020-2024, 1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% 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 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 39756 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.9
Different house, same county 1
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 4.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39756 was 700 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 602. College or graduate school enrollment was 98.

Educational Attainment of People in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.6
High school diploma or equivalency 57.6
Some college, no degree 12.9
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 3.7
Graduate or professional degree 0.5

Disability

In 39756, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39756, 55.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 772 87.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 68 7.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 29 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39756 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.5
Construction 4
Manufacturing 45.4
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.7
Other Services, except public administration 2.2
Public administration 1.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39756 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 113 12.8
Service occupations 51 5.8
Sales and office occupations 160 18.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 132 14.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 427 48.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 94.3% of 39756 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 94.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 0

In 2020-2024, 39756 had a total of 736 housing units. Of these housing units, 32.3% 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. 67.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 32.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 67.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

32.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39756 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 92.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39756 had 645 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 91 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 97.4% while renters occupied 2.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.65.

0.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.1% and another 38.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39756:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39756 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 15.6
Electricity 74.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 7.9
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39756 was $80,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.9 % had a mortgage. 47.1% 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 $852 and for owners without a mortgage it was $385.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39756 was $NaN. 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.

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