ZIP 39168 vs ZIP 39116

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39168 (Taylorsville, MS) and ZIP 39116 (Mize, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39168 has a population of 6,643 at 17 people per square mile, while ZIP 39116 has 2,538 at 11 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 39168 reports a median household income of $45,298 against $72,109 in ZIP 39116, with per-capita income of $26,925 vs $21,896. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.3% in 39168 and 13.1% in 39116. Poverty rate reads 23.6% vs 17.1%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 1.4% — 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 $89,700 in 39168 versus $137,900 in 39116, with median rent of $727 and $427 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.7% vs 92.9%. 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.