ZIP 38655 · Oxford, Mississippi
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
46,156 people call ZIP 38655 home.
46,156
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 34% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,090
a month. Mississippi's median is $954.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$904–$1,355
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,090 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
49% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 49% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.0% to the 25,415 homes here.
76–256
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 100% more than Mississippi's.
$340,000
median home value in ZIP 38655.
- $340,000 ZIP 38655
- $169,800 Mississippi
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year