ZIP 38659 vs ZIP 38633

This side-by-side compares ZIP 38659 (Potts Camp, MS) and ZIP 38633 (Hickory Flat, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 38659 has a population of 2,841 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 38633 has 2,590 at 10 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 38659 reports a median household income of $39,593 against $33,029 in ZIP 38633, with per-capita income of $24,025 vs $20,808. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.5% in 38659 and 8.8% in 38633. Poverty rate reads 31.5% vs 27.3%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 12.8% — 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 $85,800 in 38659 versus $106,200 in 38633, with median rent of $894 and $724 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.7% vs 57.9%. 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.