Purvis, MS
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Purvis, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,225. 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 PURVIS-MS · Purvis, MS 1 ZIPs · 12,225 pop · #15923/25278 · Lamar County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $63,887
- RANK-LOWER #15923/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sumrall
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-TOWN 12,225
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $192,200
Nearest income peer: Sumrall, MS (+ $434 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 Purvis
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Purvis on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Purvis · this city · lowest
Purvis · this city · lowest
$63,887 median HH income
- Sumrall · near
Sumrall · near
$64,321 median HH income
- Hattiesburg · highest
Hattiesburg · highest
$75,220 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, Purvis, MS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 37th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 12,225
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $63,887
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,887 and poverty 13.0% concentrate in 39475.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Purvis as a pure owner town.
Within Mississippi, Tupelo is the closest lower-income city and Thaxton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Purvis.
Population concentration
Purvis's single ZIP 39475 carries the town
Purvis is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 39475 is the entire residential footprint (12,225 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 Purvis's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 212 establishments, 2,073 employees , annual payroll $88,437k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39475 (212 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Purvis, MS
These ZIP codes sit in Lamar County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Purvis. See the Lamar County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Lamar County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Purvis, Hattiesburg among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hattiesburg marks the far end of that range at $75,220, 18% above Purvis.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39475 | 12,225 | $63,887 | 212 | 28 |
Purvis 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 Purvis, .