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Population and households in ZIP 38965
Household size in ZIP 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.49 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.42 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.62 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.08 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 38965 average 2.62 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). Household size has crept up from 2.55 in 2006–10, even as the national average fell. Households are largest in the southwest and smallest in the northwest.
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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.5 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.8 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.2 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.1 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.4 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
At 39.1, the median age in ZIP 38965 is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The median age has dropped from 40.5 in 2006–10, even as the national median rose. The youngest areas are in the north, the oldest in the southwest.
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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.4% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.8% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in six households in ZIP 38965 (15.8%), well above the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share is down 3.2 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
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 38965
Renters in ZIP 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.4% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.8% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.5% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.1% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in ZIP 38965 rent their homes (29.1%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Nearly half of owners (47.7%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the east; owners are most common in the southwest. Since 2006–10, the renter share has edged up 0.8 points, as it has 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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.4% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.5% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.5% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.8 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in ZIP 38965: 15.6% of homes are empty, 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. Vacancy is down 5.8 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in ZIP 38965 was built around 1983, 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. Newer construction is concentrated in the northeast, while the center has the oldest housing.
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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $469 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $565 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $675 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $794 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$325 | +$315 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 38965 runs $794 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $325 a month from 2006–10, a 69% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. Rent takes 28.1% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. Renters on a budget will find the lowest rents in the east; the highest are in the northwest.
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 38965
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.4% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.4% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.8 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 38965 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.4%, against 35.6% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 5.8 points, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the center and least in the southeast.
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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.3% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.3% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.1% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.7% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in ZIP 38965 never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The picture is much the same across Mississippi. The share with a diploma is up 9.4 points from 2006–10, as it has 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 38965
| Period | ZIP 38965 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.3% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.6 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 38965 runs below the national rate: 3.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Unemployment is down 6.6 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. 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 38965 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 38965 | 2.62 | 39.1 | 15.8% | 29.1% | 15.6% | 1983 | $794 | 20.4% | 86.7% | 3.6% |
| ZIP 38673 | 2.97 | 38.6 | 2.8% | 24.1% | 37.1% | 2001 | $1,561 | 42.6% | 88.5% | 0.3% |
| ZIP 38949 | 2.83 | 44.0 | 19.0% | 11.0% | 18.5% | 1993 | $1,081 | 21.9% | 95.1% | 2.0% |
| ZIP 38913 | 2.22 | 50.6 | 11.4% | 8.5% | 19.1% | 1981 | $817 | 12.6% | 86.4% | 3.4% |
| ZIP 38658 | 3.13 | 36.8 | 5.2% | 21.9% | 9.6% | 1994 | $987 | 21.6% | 69.8% | 5.2% |
| ZIP 38948 | 2.44 | 52.5 | 7.4% | 19.5% | 25.4% | 1987 | $850 | 12.3% | 90.1% | 13.8% |
| ZIP 38915 | 2.14 | 41.5 | 11.7% | 33.7% | 18.2% | 1978 | $672 | 14.2% | 86.0% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 38620 | 2.96 | 36.7 | 12.7% | 17.1% | 9.7% | 1990 | $939 | 18.8% | 82.8% | 4.1% |
| ZIP 38927 | 3.18 | 34.2 | 1.6% | 10.3% | 19.9% | 1978 | $706 | 10.4% | 83.6% | 14.1% |
| ZIP 38864 | 3.03 | 27.9 | 10.7% | 17.0% | 19.7% | 1981 | $967 | 12.1% | 76.8% | 0.1% |
| ZIP 38622 | 2.10 | 49.6 | 8.0% | 17.3% | 4.8% | 1980 | $391 | 8.5% | 76.1% | 3.5% |
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 38965. 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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