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Prentiss, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Prentiss, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,050. 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 PRENTISS-MS · Prentiss, MS 1 ZIPs · 6,050 pop · #24447/25278 · Jefferson Davis County

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

  • INC-LOW $35,586
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24447/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Carson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,050
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $84,600

Nearest income peer: Carson, MS ( $3,726 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 Prentiss

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

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,050
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$35,586
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 ($35,586 average) · poverty 26.3%. The primary code (39474) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Prentiss as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 39474, is all of Prentiss

There is no split to weigh here: 39474 holds every one of Prentiss's 6,050 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Prentiss

Citywide ZBP: 80 establishments, 949 employees , annual payroll $36,048k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39474 (80 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Prentiss, MS

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

Prentiss sits in the lower half of Jefferson Davis County on income: Mount Olive, Bassfield and Oak Vale report more, and only Carson reports less. Bassfield marks the far end of that range at $54,844, 54% above Prentiss.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
39474 6,050 $35,586 80 15
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Prentiss 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 Prentiss, .