ZIP Code 39401

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Forrest County, Mississippi.

Population: 41,916
Median household income: $40,287
Median home value: $120,100

ZIP Code 39401 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Forrest County, Mississippi, home to about 41,916 residents. The median household income of $40,287 is below the Forrest County median ($52,821).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 39401's population held roughly steady from 41,931 to 41,916, while its median gross rent rose 24.3% from $750 to $932.

79.6% of workers drive to work alone. 53.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,916
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $40,287
Median home value: $120,100
Median gross rent: $932
Housing units: 20,232
Homeownership rate: 42.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,93141,916

Median household income

$32,691$40,287

Median home value

$97,700$120,100

Median gross rent

$750$932

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,931	$32,691	$97,700	$750
2020	40,933	$32,917	$94,800	$761
2021	41,293	$34,652	$100,700	$815
2022	41,755	$36,552	$115,300	$889
2023	41,916	$40,287	$120,100	$932

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,885	6.9%
5 to 17	6,452	15.4%
18 to 24	6,948	16.6%
25 to 34	7,622	18.2%
35 to 44	4,383	10.5%
45 to 54	3,435	8.2%
55 to 64	4,460	10.6%
65 to 74	3,281	7.8%
75 and over	2,450	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,961	40.5%
Black or African American	21,591	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.1%
Asian	361	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	162	0.4%
Some other race	10	0.0%
Two or more races	1,231	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,540	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,946	11.5%
High school graduate	7,138	27.8%
Some college or associate's	8,297	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,109	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,141	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,181	79.6%
Carpooled	1,672	8.8%
Public transit	143	0.7%
Walked	339	1.8%
Bicycle	194	1.0%
Worked from home	593	3.1%
Other means	958	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,524	46.1%
15 to 29 min	7,035	38.1%
30 to 44 min	1,626	8.8%
45 to 59 min	498	2.7%
60+ min	804	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 30.7% (12,235 of 39,833)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,938	50.9%
Nonfamily households	8,607	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,545	86.7%
Vacant	2,687	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,471	42.6%
Renter-occupied	10,074	57.4%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,817	53.5%
1-unit, attached	333	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2,401	11.9%
5 to 19 units	3,396	16.8%
20 or more units	1,821	9.0%
Mobile home & other	1,464	7.2%

ZIP Code 39401

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