ZIP 39735 vs ZIP 39772

This side-by-side compares ZIP 39735 (Ackerman, MS) and ZIP 39772 (Weir, MS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 39735 has a population of 3,916 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 39772 has 1,793 at 10 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 39735 reports a median household income of $51,820 against $44,318 in ZIP 39772, with per-capita income of $26,746 vs $26,542. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.2% in 39735 and 17.6% in 39772. Poverty rate reads 21.0% vs 14.1%, and unemployment 12.2% vs 8.7% — 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 $147,600 in 39735 versus $91,700 in 39772, with median rent of $616 and $594 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.5% vs 93.1%. 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.