Houlka, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Houlka, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,141. 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 HOULKA-MS · Houlka, MS 1 ZIPs · 3,141 pop · #20813/25278 · Chickasaw County

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

  • INC-MID $52,807
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20813/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Woodland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,141
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $84,700

Nearest income peer: Woodland, MS ( $1,898 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 Houlka

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Houlka 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, Houlka, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,141
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,807
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 ($52,807 average) · poverty 23.0%. The primary code (38850) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Houlka as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Houlka's single ZIP 38850 carries the town

Houlka is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38850 is the entire residential footprint (3,141 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Houlka's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 540 employees , annual payroll $20,259k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38850 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (15) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Houlka, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Chickasaw County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Houlka. See the Chickasaw County roll-up →

Houlka sits in the upper half of Chickasaw County on income: Houston, Okolona and Woodland report less, while Prairie reports more. Okolona marks the far end of that range at $41,293, 22% below Houlka.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38850 3,141 $52,807 54 10

Houlka 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 Houlka, .