Forest, MS
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forest, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,896. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FOREST-MS · Forest, MS 1 ZIPs · 14,896 pop · #22863/25278 · Scott County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $46,030
- RANK-BOTTOM #22863/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Sebastopol
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-TOWN 14,896
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $107,200
Nearest income peer: Sebastopol, MS ( $6,342 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 Forest
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forest on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lake · lowest
Lake · lowest
$31,937 median HH income
- Sebastopol · near
Sebastopol · near
$39,688 median HH income
- Forest · this city
Forest · this city
$46,030 median HH income
- Morton · highest
Morton · highest
$58,438 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Forest, MS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 10th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 14,896
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $46,030
- 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 ($46,030 average) · poverty 27.2%. The primary code (39074) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Forest as a pure owner town.
Within Mississippi, Rolling Fork is the closest lower-income city and Big Creek the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forest.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 39074, is all of Forest
There is no split to weigh here: 39074 holds every one of Forest's 14,896 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Forest's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 273 establishments, 5,090 employees , annual payroll $208,920k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39074 (273 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (66) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Forest, MS
These ZIP codes sit in Scott County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forest. See the Scott County roll-up →
Forest sits in the upper half of Scott County on income: Lake and Sebastopol report less, while Morton reports more. Lake marks the far end of that range at $31,937, 31% below Forest.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39074 | 14,896 | $46,030 | 273 | 21 |
Forest 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 Forest, .