Ashland, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashland, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,894. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ASHLAND-MS · Ashland, MS 1 ZIPs · 2,894 pop · #23352/25278 · Benton County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $43,676
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23352/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hickory Flat
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,894
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $143,400

Nearest income peer: Hickory Flat, MS ( $10,647 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ashland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ashland, MS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,894
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,676
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,676 average) · poverty 21.9%. The primary code (38603) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Mississippi, Natchez is the closest lower-income city and Cruger the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashland.

Population concentration

Ashland's single ZIP 38603 carries the town

Ashland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38603 is the entire residential footprint (2,894 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ashland

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 443 employees , annual payroll $19,889k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38603 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ashland, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Benton County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ashland. See the Benton County roll-up →

Ashland sits in the lower half of Benton County on income: Lamar and Michigan City report more, and only Hickory Flat reports less. Michigan City marks the far end of that range at $62,820, 44% above Ashland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38603 2,894 $43,676 39 9

Ashland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ashland, .