ZIP 39354 vs ZIP 39328

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39354 (Preston, MS) and ZIP 39328 (De Kalb, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39354 has a population of 2,094 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 39328 has 4,806 at 6 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 39354 reports a median household income of $66,758 against $42,930 in ZIP 39328, with per-capita income of $32,565 vs $20,924. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.3% in 39354 and 13.1% in 39328. Poverty rate reads 24.7% vs 30.0%, and unemployment 9.0% vs 17.9% — 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 $107,300 in 39354 versus $95,400 in 39328, with median rent of — and $431 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.5% vs 78.3%. 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.