ZIP 38611 vs ZIP 38661

This side-by-side compares ZIP 38611 (Byhalia, MS) and ZIP 38661 (Red Banks, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 38611 has a population of 17,202 at 36 people per square mile, while ZIP 38661 has 2,039 at 25 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 38611 reports a median household income of $58,830 against $69,276 in ZIP 38661, with per-capita income of $29,778 vs $23,013. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.2% in 38611 and 20.8% in 38661. Poverty rate reads 21.4% vs 20.8%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 0.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $201,700 in 38611 versus $227,300 in 38661, with median rent of $1,082 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.5% vs 87.5%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.