Skip to content
ZipNumbers

Hinds County · Mississippi

ZIP code 39202

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 39202 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
7,023

ZCTA residents

Median income
$41,250

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$211,300

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 39202 sits in Hinds County, Mississippi and is home to 7,023 people. Median household income is $41,250, the median home is worth $211,300 and median gross rent is $876. 31.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8% combined.

County
Hinds County

FIPS 28049

State
Mississippi (MS)

427 ZIPs covered

Area codes
601, 769

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Jackson

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 39202

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
7,023ZIP 39202 residents
Median household income
$41,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$211,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$876Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
31.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 39202

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8%Jackson jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$80Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Jackson rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
25%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
5.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,096/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
24.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 39202 compares

ZIP 39202 against the median ZIP in Hinds County and across Mississippi.

MeasureZIP 39202County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$41,250$46,425$49,375-16%
Median home value$211,300$154,950$113,850+86%
Median gross rent$876$972$795+10%
Population7,0237,0232,742+156%

Medians are computed across the 21 ZIP areas in Hinds County and the 427 ZIP areas in Mississippi.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 427 Mississippi ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 31% of 379 state ZIPs

#262
Home value

above 92% of 378 state ZIPs

#32
Population

larger than 71% of 427 state ZIPs

#123

Comparable ZIP codes

Mississippi ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
38948Yalobusha County$41,250$66,400$949
38778Sunflower County$41,053$84,600$431
39654Lawrence County$41,053$108,800$711
39772Choctaw County$40,956$85,800$523
39041Hinds County$41,563$167,000$705
39656Jefferson Davis County$40,893$157,100

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Hinds County.

ZIP 39202 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 39202?
ZIP 39202 lies mostly in Hinds County, Mississippi. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 39202?
Purchases are taxed at 8% combined, built from the Jackson jurisdiction stack.
Is 39202 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $876 a month, about 25% of median household income, and the median home is worth $211,300+86% against the typical Mississippi ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 39202, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.