Picayune, MS
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Picayune, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,738. 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 PICAYUNE-MS · Picayune, MS 1 ZIPs · 27,738 pop · #20825/25278 · Pearl River County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,765
- RANK-BOTTOM #20825/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Poplarville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 74% owners
- POP-SMALL 27,738
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $173,400
Nearest income peer: Poplarville, MS (+ $164 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 Picayune
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Picayune on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Picayune · this city · lowest
Picayune · this city · lowest
$52,765 median HH income
- Poplarville · near
Poplarville · near
$52,929 median HH income
- Carriere · highest
Carriere · highest
$73,571 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, Picayune, 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
- 27,738
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,765
- 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 ($52,765 average) · poverty 19.9%. The primary code (39466) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Picayune as a pure owner town.
Within Mississippi, Sandersville is the closest lower-income city and Houlka the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Picayune.
Population concentration
Picayune reads through its lone ZIP, 39466
27,738 ACS residents, one ZIP: 39466 is not the leading code inside Picayune, 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 Picayune's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 564 establishments, 6,250 employees , annual payroll $248,364k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39466 (564 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (118) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Picayune, MS
These ZIP codes sit in Pearl River County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Picayune. See the Pearl River County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Pearl River County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Picayune, Carriere among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Carriere marks the far end of that range at $73,571, 39% above Picayune.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39466 | 27,738 | $52,765 | 564 | 75 |
Picayune 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 Picayune, .