ZIP 38851 · Houston
Who lives in ZIP code 38851 (Houston, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Houston, MS · Chickasaw County
uszips 2026
People8,802
Median age40.0
Household income$45,365
Home value$144,290
Median rent$701/mo
Poverty19.7%
College degree+15.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,322
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
19.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,447.
Education (adults 25+)
34.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.4%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 39.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.7%
- Rent burden
- 24.3%
- Men / women
- 53% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 5.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.6%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 10.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.