ZIP 39326 vs ZIP 39320

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39326 (Daleville, MS) and ZIP 39320 (Bailey, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39326 has a population of 720 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 39320 has 1,828 at 16 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 39326 reports a median household income of $58,789 against $70,852 in ZIP 39320, with per-capita income of $44,013 vs $32,396. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.1% in 39326 and 37.3% in 39320. Poverty rate reads 7.7% vs 22.8%, and unemployment 10.1% vs 4.8% — 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 — in 39326 versus $170,200 in 39320, with median rent of — and $833 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 84.6%. 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.