ZIP 39428 vs ZIP 39479

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39428 (Collins, MS) and ZIP 39479 (Seminary, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39428 has a population of 9,761 at 21 people per square mile, while ZIP 39479 has 5,796 at 18 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 39428 reports a median household income of $46,466 against $47,426 in ZIP 39479, with per-capita income of $28,365 vs $26,517. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.4% in 39428 and 15.7% in 39479. Poverty rate reads 19.5% vs 21.2%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 0.4% — 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 $102,900 in 39428 versus $136,200 in 39479, with median rent of $681 and $532 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.1% vs 77.7%. 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.