ZIP 39563 vs ZIP 39581

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39563 (Moss Point, MS) and ZIP 39581 (Pascagoula, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39563 has a population of 13,790 at 262 people per square mile, while ZIP 39581 has 11,595 at 228 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 39563 reports a median household income of $44,243 against $37,927 in ZIP 39581, with per-capita income of $25,041 vs $23,008. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.9% in 39563 and 22.5% in 39581. Poverty rate reads 20.1% vs 32.1%, and unemployment 12.0% vs 9.7% — 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 $110,300 in 39563 versus $153,100 in 39581, with median rent of $1,069 and $894 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.5% vs 40.8%. 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.