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Population and households in ZIP 38957
Household size in ZIP 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.81 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.40 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.29 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.34 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.47 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 38957 are small: just 2.34 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 2.81, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.9 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.7 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.3 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.9 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.0 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 34.9, ZIP 38957 is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.2% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 42.3% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +9.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over four in ten households in ZIP 38957 (42.3%), 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 38957
Renters in ZIP 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.8% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 31.3% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 53.7% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 41.7% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is more common in ZIP 38957 than nationally: 41.7% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Among homeowners, 40.8% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.3% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.6% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.5% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.3% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 16.3% of the housing in ZIP 38957, 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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1972 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1973 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in ZIP 38957 was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Mississippi as a whole, 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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $388 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $376 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $552 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $649 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$261 | +$315 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 38957 runs $649 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 38957
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.2% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.8% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.2% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 38957 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.2%, 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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.4% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 63.6% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 74.3% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.5% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.1 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in ZIP 38957 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.5% 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 38957
| Period | ZIP 38957 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.5% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.9% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.5% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −18.6 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 38957 is close to the national rate: 5.9% of the labor force, against 5.4%. 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 38957 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 38957 | 2.34 | 34.9 | 42.3% | 41.7% | 16.3% | 1979 | $649 | 18.2% | 82.5% | 5.9% |
| ZIP 38966 | 2.36 | 34.2 | 41.4% | 44.6% | 16.3% | 1978 | $665 | 16.8% | 82.1% | 6.8% |
| ZIP 38963 | 2.59 | 42.8 | 25.4% | 60.9% | 13.5% | 1976 | $872 | 12.2% | 76.8% | 16.1% |
| ZIP 38768 | 3.11 | 35.0 | 28.0% | 53.1% | 19.0% | 1984 | $713 | 3.7% | 73.9% | 12.0% |
| ZIP 38964 | 2.77 | 39.5 | 22.2% | 26.6% | 14.1% | 1976 | $639 | 13.7% | 83.8% | 16.6% |
| ZIP 38738 | 2.58 | 42.8 | 19.0% | 54.3% | 23.4% | 1984 | $713 | 4.3% | 63.5% | 17.1% |
| ZIP 38928 | 2.42 | 30.8 | 36.5% | 58.5% | 18.3% | 1976 | $751 | 10.6% | 79.4% | 11.6% |
| ZIP 38962 | 3.05 | 28.1 | 27.1% | 13.6% | 29.2% | 1989 | $724 | 5.2% | 80.9% | 6.7% |
| ZIP 38737 | 3.17 | 32.3 | 29.3% | 52.7% | 12.9% | 1979 | $739 | 6.7% | 77.6% | 6.8% |
| ZIP 38921 | 2.57 | 39.1 | 20.5% | 34.8% | 16.7% | 1980 | $698 | 15.4% | 78.4% | 8.1% |
| ZIP 38920 | 2.46 | 45.0 | 23.2% | 30.5% | 20.5% | 1980 | $735 | 8.0% | 81.2% | 2.8% |
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 38957. 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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