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Water Valley, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Water Valley, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,135. 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 WATER-VALLEY-MS · Water Valley, MS 1 ZIPs · 9,135 pop · #18646/25278 · Yalobusha County

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

  • INC-MID $58,258
  • RANK-LOWER #18646/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Tillatoba
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,135
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,100

Nearest income peer: Tillatoba, MS ( $11,466 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 Water Valley

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Water Valley 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, Water Valley, MS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,135
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,258
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 $58,258 and poverty 18.9% concentrate in 38965.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Water Valley as a pure owner town.

Within Mississippi, Harrisville is the closest lower-income city and Morton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Water Valley.

Population concentration

Water Valley's single ZIP 38965 carries the town

Water Valley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38965 is the entire residential footprint (9,135 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Water Valley

Citywide ZBP: 131 establishments, 1,384 employees , annual payroll $48,130k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38965 (131 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Water Valley, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Yalobusha County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Water Valley. See the Yalobusha County roll-up →

No other city sharing Yalobusha County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Water Valley. Coffeeville, Oakland and Tillatoba sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Oakland marks the far end of that range at $29,400, 50% below Water Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38965 9,135 $58,258 131 14
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Water Valley 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 Water Valley, .