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39145 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39145 covers Pelahatchie, Mississippi, with a population of about 5,094 and a median household income of $61,502.

Population
5,09439 per square mile
Median age
47.38.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,5021.1× the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$229,055up 18.6% in five years
Median rent
$8637% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
18%17 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.9%21.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
106

Where 39145 is

Pelahatchie, Mississippi — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,094
Median age47.3
Family households70.5%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)82.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans2.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,502
Income per person$31,149
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k6.0%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k13.7%
$60–75k23.4%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more3.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,260
Mean adjusted gross income$66,047
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k29.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,200
Median gross rent$863
Rent as a share of household income25.6%
Owner-occupied86.9%
Vacant homes14.9%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house68.2%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home28.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$229,055as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 51.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$229,055$113,238

$113,238 in 2012 to $229,055 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher18%
High school diploma or higher83.8%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone89.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.6% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist11.3% 50 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.8% 2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments106
People employed1,037
Annual payroll$38,179,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 54% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.8 out of 100
Community resilience58.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Mississippi and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMississippiUnited States
Median household income$61,502$54,915$78,538
Income per person$31,149$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$172,200$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$863$923$1,348
Homeownership86.9%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%6%5.2%
Works from home4.7%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%2.4%13.9%
Median age47.338.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationJACKSON INTL AP, MS US26.9 km away
Rain in a year57 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January57.4°F / 36.6°F5.42 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February62°F / 39.8°F5.1 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March69.4°F / 46.4°F5.68 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April76.5°F / 53.3°F5.84 in rain
May83.8°F / 62.1°F4.36 in rain
June89.9°F / 69.4°F4.43 in rain
July92.1°F / 72.2°F5.02 in rain
August92.2°F / 71.5°F4.69 in rain
September87.8°F / 66°F3.48 in rain
October78.3°F / 54.2°F3.8 in rain
November67.2°F / 43.6°F4.4 in rain
December59.6°F / 38.7°F5.13 in rain, 0.5 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rankin County School District98% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott County School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

39042 Brandon, MS16.3 km away
39047 Brandon, MS17.5 km away
39298 Jackson, MS18.9 km away
39043 Brandon, MS19.2 km away
39117 Morton, MS20.7 km away
39161 Sandhill, MS21.3 km away
39152 Pulaski, MS22 km away
39151 Puckett, MS23.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Rankin County98% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott County2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area129.58 sq mi
Water area0.4 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.3180, -89.7913

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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