38851 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Chickasaw County
Centroid: Latitude 33.898, Longitude -88.991
Time Zone: Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 38851 has segments in 2 Counties (Calhoun, Chickasaw).

Businesses Addresses: 450
PO Box Addresses: 226
Residential Addresses: 3,491

Multi-Family Addresses: 74
Single Family Addresses: 3,417

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Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Houston, MS 38851 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Houston, MS 38851 Housing Affordability Index is 240 State of Mississippi Housing Affordability Index is 174
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Houston, MS 38851 Wealth Index is 57 State of Mississippi Wealth Index is 62
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	8,595 (100%)
Population in Households	8,268 (96.2%)
Population in Families	7,020 (81.7%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	327 ( 3.8%)
Population Density	41
Diversity Index²	62

INCOME
Median Household Income	$37,606
Average Household Income	$57,118
Per Capita Income	$20,854
Wealth Index⁴	57

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	3,573 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	2,301 (64.4%)
Renter Occupied HU	828 (23.2%)
Vacant Housing Units	444 (12.4%)
Median Home Value	$78,468
Housing Affordability Index³	240

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	3,129
Average Household Size	2.64
Family Households	2,186
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Houston, MS 38851 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 38851 to the other 412 ZIP Codes in Mississippi by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.29%	-0.08%
Households	-0.04%	-0.15%
Families	-0.28%	-0.29%
Median Household Income		2.33%
Per Capita Income		2.12%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 113	73rd
Population Density	# 186	55th
Diversity Index	# 16	97th
Median Household Income	# 194	53rd
Per Capita Income	# 187	55th

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Houston, MS 38851 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Houston, MS 38851 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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