ZIP 39074 · Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 39074 (Forest, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forest, MS · Scott County
uszips 2026
People14,283
Median age33.9
Household income$46,030
Home value$97,618
Median rent$848/mo
Poverty27.2%
College degree+15.2%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Jackson, MS
- Wider region
- Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,045
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.7% are 65 or older; 70.9% are adults.
Household income
16.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,306.
Education (adults 25+)
40.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.0%
- Never married
- 37.0%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 3.36
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.5%
- Rent burden
- 35.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.3%
- Farmers
- 5.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.1%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 18.0%
- No health insurance
- 14.5%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.