ZIP 39759 · Starkville
Who lives in ZIP code 39759 (Starkville, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Starkville, MS · Oktibbeha County
uszips 2026
People42,783
Median age29.0
Household income$46,398
Home value$253,382
Median rent$922/mo
Poverty26.1%
College degree+50.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Starkville, MS (micro)
- Wider region
- Starkville-Columbus, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 51 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,226
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.8% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
24.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,992.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.4%
- Never married
- 47.4%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.8%
- Rent burden
- 41.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 2.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.2%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.