ZIP 39556 vs ZIP 39525

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39556 (Kiln, MS) and ZIP 39525 (Diamondhead, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39556 has a population of 7,705 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 39525 has 8,383 at 303 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 39556 reports a median household income of $60,739 against $87,407 in ZIP 39525, with per-capita income of $31,802 vs $45,454. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.9% in 39556 and 42.3% in 39525. Poverty rate reads 20.7% vs 7.0%, and unemployment 4.3% vs 4.1% — 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 $171,200 in 39556 versus $259,600 in 39525, with median rent of $983 and $1,571 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.2% vs 89.7%. 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.