ZIP Code 39501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harrison County, Mississippi.

Population: 23,178
Median household income: $33,491
Median home value: $115,300

ZIP Code 39501 (Harrison County, Mississippi) is home to about 23,178 residents. At $33,491, its median household income sits below Harrison County's $57,233.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 39501's population declined 1.8% from 23,600 to 23,178, while its median gross rent rose 17.5% from $819 to $962.

36.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.54 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,178
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $33,491
Median home value: $115,300
Median gross rent: $962
Housing units: 10,565
Homeownership rate: 38.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 16.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,60023,178

Median household income

$27,782$33,491

Median home value

$86,900$115,300

Median gross rent

$819$962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,600	$27,782	$86,900	$819
2020	23,807	$28,315	$85,400	$825
2021	23,224	$28,701	$87,800	$849
2022	24,091	$30,970	$98,500	$887
2023	23,178	$33,491	$115,300	$962

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,835	7.9%
5 to 17	3,874	16.7%
18 to 24	2,595	11.2%
25 to 34	2,992	12.9%
35 to 44	2,715	11.7%
45 to 54	2,719	11.7%
55 to 64	3,000	12.9%
65 to 74	2,160	9.3%
75 and over	1,288	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,613	28.5%
Black or African American	13,779	59.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.2%
Asian	101	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	76	0.3%
Two or more races	1,287	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,265	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,202	21.5%
High school graduate	5,057	34.0%
Some college or associate's	4,673	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,010	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	932	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,558	70.8%
Carpooled	889	11.3%
Public transit	80	1.0%
Walked	727	9.3%
Bicycle	50	0.6%
Worked from home	371	4.7%
Other means	175	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,264	43.6%
15 to 29 min	2,727	36.5%
30 to 44 min	1,142	15.3%
45 to 59 min	225	3.0%
60+ min	121	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 36.6% (8,171 of 22,328)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,796	54.6%
Nonfamily households	3,988	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,784	83.1%
Vacant	1,781	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,416	38.9%
Renter-occupied	5,368	61.1%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,104	57.8%
1-unit, attached	451	4.3%
2 to 4 units	1,754	16.6%
5 to 19 units	1,127	10.7%
20 or more units	739	7.0%
Mobile home & other	390	3.7%

ZIP Code 39501

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