ZIP 39332 vs ZIP 39345

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39332 (Hickory, MS) and ZIP 39345 (Newton, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39332 has a population of 1,923 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 39345 has 6,127 at 19 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 39332 reports a median household income of $65,286 against $40,105 in ZIP 39345, with per-capita income of $33,772 vs $26,399. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.5% in 39332 and 18.2% in 39345. Poverty rate reads 28.3% vs 33.1%, and unemployment 2.5% vs 5.0% — 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 $104,900 in 39332 versus $89,200 in 39345, with median rent of $989 and $524 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.2% vs 70.0%. 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.