PlainZIP

Laurel, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Laurel, MS: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 43,244. 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 LAUREL-MS · Laurel, MS 2 ZIPs · 43,244 pop · #20664/25278 · Jones County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,168
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20664/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moselle
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 43,244
  • SPREAD-MOD 39440→39443
  • HOME-LOW $139,450

Nearest income peer: Moselle, MS (+ $413 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 Laurel

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Laurel 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, Laurel, MS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
43,244
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,168
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 2 ZIPs ($53,168 average) · poverty 19.8%. The primary code (39443) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Laurel as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Laurel differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 13.7% in ZIP 39443 and 25.9% in 39440. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

39440 to 39443

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

39440 to 39443

Poverty-rate spread
12.2 points

39443 to 39440

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 39443 skews compact Laurel

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 39443 covers about 51% of Laurel's 43,244 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Laurel

Citywide ZBP: 952 establishments, 15,087 employees , annual payroll $684,582k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39440 (712 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (198) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Laurel, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Jones County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Laurel. See the Jones County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Jones County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Laurel, Ellisville, Soso and Ovett among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Soso marks the far end of that range at $74,853, 41% above Laurel.

Side-by-side: Compare 39443 vs 39440 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
39443 21,939 $59,388 240 32
39440 21,305 $46,947 712 416
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Laurel 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 Laurel, .