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Horn Lake, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Horn Lake, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,066. 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 HORN-LAKE-MS · Horn Lake, MS 1 ZIPs · 26,066 pop · #20615/25278 · DeSoto County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,311
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20615/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Walls
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,066
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $171,400

Nearest income peer: Walls, MS (+ $6,192 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 Horn Lake

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,066
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,311
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 ($53,311 average) · poverty 19.0%. The primary code (38637) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,435 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Mississippi, Laurel is the closest lower-income city and Cedarbluff the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Horn Lake.

Population concentration

Horn Lake's single ZIP 38637 carries the town

Horn Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38637 is the entire residential footprint (26,066 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 Horn Lake

Citywide ZBP: 330 establishments, 6,096 employees , annual payroll $260,543k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38637 (330 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (90) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Horn Lake, MS

These ZIP codes sit in DeSoto County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Horn Lake. See the DeSoto County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing DeSoto County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Horn Lake, Southaven, Olive Branch and Hernando among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Olive Branch marks the far end of that range at $103,092, 93% above Horn Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38637 26,066 $53,311 330 625
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Horn Lake 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 Horn Lake, .