ZIP 39740 · Caledonia, Mississippi

Population

6,143 people call ZIP 39740 home.

6,143

people.

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

Rent

Median rent is down 25% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$743

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

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$463–$695

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $743 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

70% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 70% 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 0.2% to the 2,319 homes here.

4

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 12% more than Mississippi's.

$189,900

median home value in ZIP 39740.

• $189,900 ZIP 39740
• $169,800 Mississippi
• $332,700 U.S.

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