ZIP Code 39556

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hancock County, Mississippi.

Population: 7,583
Median household income: $71,742
Median home value: $140,600

Covering part of Hancock County, Mississippi, ZIP Code 39556 has about 7,583 residents. At $71,742, its median household income sits above Hancock County's $67,728.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 39556's population declined 17.7% from 9,212 to 7,583, while its median gross rent rose 28.4% from $876 to $1,125.

8.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,583
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,742
Median home value: $140,600
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 3,222
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2127,583

Median household income

$53,363$71,742

Median home value

$122,300$140,600

Median gross rent

$876$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,212	$53,363	$122,300	$876
2020	7,703	$53,694	$132,200	$1,002
2021	7,949	$65,126	$126,100	$1,064
2022	7,907	$70,011	$145,000	$1,080
2023	7,583	$71,742	$140,600	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	323	4.3%
5 to 17	1,364	18.0%
18 to 24	1,015	13.4%
25 to 34	621	8.2%
35 to 44	779	10.3%
45 to 54	765	10.1%
55 to 64	1,122	14.8%
65 to 74	896	11.8%
75 and over	698	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,976	92.0%
Black or African American	56	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	234	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	313	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	672	13.8%
High school graduate	1,905	39.0%
Some college or associate's	1,874	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	230	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	200	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,259	74.3%
Carpooled	276	9.1%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	31	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	398	13.1%
Other means	67	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	281	10.6%
15 to 29 min	876	33.1%
30 to 44 min	1,006	38.1%
45 to 59 min	349	13.2%
60+ min	131	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 26.8% (2,025 of 7,570)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,896	70.5%
Nonfamily households	795	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,691	83.5%
Vacant	531	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,422	90.0%
Renter-occupied	269	10.0%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,187	67.9%
1-unit, attached	16	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,014	31.5%

ZIP Code 39556

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