ZIP 38860 · Okolona, Mississippi

Population

5,388 people call ZIP 38860 home.

5,388

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 13% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$605

a month. Mississippi's median is $954.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$782–$1,172

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $605 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

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 81% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3% to the 2,564 homes here.

8

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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

Home value

A median home costs 41% less than Mississippi's.

$100,400

median home value in ZIP 38860.

• $100,400 ZIP 38860
• $169,800 Mississippi
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year