ZIP 39601 vs ZIP 39629

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39601 (Brookhaven, MS) and ZIP 39629 (Bogue Chitto, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39601 has a population of 23,536 at 35 people per square mile, while ZIP 39629 has 6,519 at 16 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 39601 reports a median household income of $43,936 against $68,724 in ZIP 39629, with per-capita income of $27,053 vs $29,538. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.8% in 39601 and 26.6% in 39629. Poverty rate reads 26.3% vs 11.3%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 3.8% — 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 $156,700 in 39601 versus $136,100 in 39629, with median rent of $770 and $830 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.9% vs 79.3%. 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.