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Population and households in ZIP 38773
Household size in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.82 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.44 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.32 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.50 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 38773 are small: just 2.32 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.82, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.2 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.9 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.9 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in ZIP 38773 are younger than 39.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.5% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.0% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 20.2% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.9% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −12.6 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in six households in ZIP 38773 (15.9%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 38773
Renters in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.6% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 43.9% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.9% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 33.5% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −8.1 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in ZIP 38773 is about as common as it is nationally: 33.5% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Mississippi overall (30.0%). More than half of owners (53.6%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.5% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +14.1 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 22.5% of the housing in ZIP 38773, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in ZIP 38773 are the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1980. Homes here are older than in Mississippi overall, where the median home dates to 1987.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $475 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $495 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $560 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $580 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$105 | +$315 | +$606 |
The median renter in ZIP 38773 pays $580 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 26.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 38773
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.7% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.4% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.7% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 38773 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.7%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 63.7% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 68.8% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.3% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.7% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +19.0 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in ZIP 38773 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 38773
| Period | ZIP 38773 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.1% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 19.4% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.1% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −12.0 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in ZIP 38773 than nationally: unemployment was 6.1%, against 5.4%. That is in line with the rest of Mississippi. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 38773 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 38773 | 2.32 | 39.9 | 15.9% | 33.5% | 22.5% | 1980 | $580 | 18.7% | 82.7% | 6.1% |
| ZIP 38751 | 2.54 | 37.4 | 24.4% | 47.2% | 13.5% | 1974 | $749 | 21.7% | 78.5% | 12.8% |
| ZIP 38736 | 3.34 | 41.8 | 22.0% | 23.2% | 19.2% | 1987 | $821 | 14.8% | 74.8% | 8.5% |
| ZIP 38778 | 2.61 | 39.8 | 23.0% | 47.7% | 12.6% | 1984 | $554 | 18.7% | 75.5% | 6.9% |
| ZIP 38725 | 2.88 | 41.1 | 22.5% | 24.3% | 12.3% | 1979 | $376 | 17.1% | 81.1% | 3.1% |
| ZIP 38756 | 2.46 | 40.0 | 20.2% | 29.6% | 14.7% | 1975 | $778 | 23.3% | 84.7% | 7.6% |
| ZIP 38760 | 2.98 | 20.9 | 24.1% | 31.2% | 28.5% | 1975 | $396 | 23.4% | 77.4% | 5.4% |
| ZIP 38761 | 2.47 | 36.8 | 19.2% | 37.6% | 21.5% | 1980 | $552 | 21.4% | 77.0% | 11.1% |
| ZIP 38772 | 2.17 | 34.9 | 12.2% | 50.0% | 48.7% | 1977 | $528 | 26.5% | 83.5% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 38703 | 2.59 | 40.7 | 25.0% | 40.8% | 14.7% | 1972 | $905 | 18.6% | 78.5% | 6.6% |
| ZIP 38952 | 3.06 | 36.1 | 13.2% | 23.2% | 21.1% | 1975 | $841 | 34.9% | 85.5% | 1.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 38773. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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