Houston, MS
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Houston, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,408. 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 HOUSTON-MS · Houston, MS 1 ZIPs · 8,408 pop · #23013/25278 · Chickasaw County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $45,365
- RANK-BOTTOM #23013/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Okolona
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-TOWN 8,408
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $142,900
Nearest income peer: Okolona, MS ( $4,072 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 Houston
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Houston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Okolona · lowest
Okolona · lowest
$41,293 median HH income
- Houston · this city
Houston · this city
$45,365 median HH income
- Woodland · near
Woodland · near
$50,909 median HH income
- Houlka · near
Houlka · near
$52,807 median HH income
- Prairie · highest
Prairie · highest
$57,782 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, Houston, 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.
- 9th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 8,408
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $45,365
- 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 ($45,365 average) · poverty 19.7%. The primary code (38851) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Houston as a pure owner town.
Within Mississippi, Taylorsville is the closest lower-income city and Summit the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Houston.
Population concentration
Houston reads through its lone ZIP, 38851
8,408 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38851 is not the leading code inside Houston, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Houston's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 199 establishments, 2,602 employees , annual payroll $101,654k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38851 (199 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (55) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Houston, MS
These ZIP codes sit in Chickasaw County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Houston. See the Chickasaw County roll-up →
Houston sits in the lower half of Chickasaw County on income: Houlka, Prairie and Woodland report more, and only Okolona reports less. Prairie marks the far end of that range at $57,782, 27% above Houston.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38851 | 8,408 | $45,365 | 199 | 15 |
Houston 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 Houston, .