ZIP 38850 · Houlka
Who lives in ZIP code 38850 (Houlka, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Houlka, MS · Chickasaw County
uszips 2026
People2,972
Median age41.5
Household income$52,807
Home value$86,868
Median rent$655/mo
Poverty23.0%
College degree+11.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,283
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
15.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,428.
Education (adults 25+)
26.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.6%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 21.1%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 43.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 6.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.2%
- Veterans
- 0.6%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.