
Mississippi · Census place 75520
University, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of University, Mississippi (University, MS — Census place “University CDP”) is 4,899 residents, ranking #71 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is —, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the University Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve University, MS: 38677.
- Population
- 4,899University CDP residents
- Median household income
- —Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 19.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- —Owner-occupied households
University ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps University.
The University MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in University CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects — of residents and — of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
University CDP, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
University CDP is a small town in Mississippi, with 4,899 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #71 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 19.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in University CDP earn a median of not published a year. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches an unpublished share of residents here.
The typical owner-occupied home in University CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The homeownership rate is not published. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
A median age of 19.2 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.
The Census withheld household income, home value, gross rent, poverty rate for University CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Carthage city 4,859
- Aberdeen city 4,909
- Crystal Springs city 4,766
- Saltillo city 4,962
- Florence city 4,647
- Vancleave CDP 5,196
- Ellisville city 4,593
- Forest city 5,365
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of University CDP?
- University CDP has 4,899 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #71 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in University CDP?
- Median household income in University CDP is not published a year.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in University CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
- Is University CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for University CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this University CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.