ZIP 39323 vs ZIP 39332

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39323 (Chunky, MS) and ZIP 39332 (Hickory, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39323 has a population of 1,290 at 9 people per square mile, while ZIP 39332 has 1,923 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 39323 reports a median household income of $56,944 against $65,286 in ZIP 39332, with per-capita income of $25,102 vs $33,772. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.6% in 39323 and 14.5% in 39332. Poverty rate reads 15.5% vs 28.3%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 2.5% — 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 $98,800 in 39323 versus $104,900 in 39332, with median rent of $1,391 and $989 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.0% vs 73.2%. 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.