| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:47 PM |
| Population: | 18,691 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28017 |
| Land Area: | 591 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.9239, -88.9271 |
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18,691 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 591 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,322 to 18,691 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38850 (Houlka, $52,807 median) and poorest ZIP 38860 (Okolona, $41,293) are 16.9 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $84,700 in 38850 (Houlka) to $142,900 in 38851 (Houston).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 39776 (Woodland) to 40 in 38851 (Houston).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.7% bachelor's+ in 39776 (Woodland) to 15.6% in 38851 (Houston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #49 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #52 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,828 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,481 of 12,504 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.