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39531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39531 covers Biloxi, Mississippi, with a population of about 19,045 and a median household income of $54,599.

Population
19,0452,868 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$54,599about the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$209,683up 22.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,0661.2× the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
34.1%0.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
37.7%27.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
452

Where 39531 is

Biloxi, 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

Population19,045
Median age35.6
Family households63.6%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.8%
White (non-Hispanic)59.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)17.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.1%
Veterans14.7%
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$54,599
Income per person$32,369
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k6.3%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k12.9%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,380
Mean adjusted gross income$66,033
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k36.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$193,700
Median gross rent$1,066
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied37.7%
Vacant homes18.4%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house40.7%
Attached house10.6%
2 to 4 units7.7%
5 to 19 units22.1%
20 or more units18%
Mobile home0.8%
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$209,683as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.5%
Typical asking rent$1,259as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$209,683$102,021

$104,376 in 2010 to $209,683 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone79.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.7%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.4% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist11.4% 49.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.1% 3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17% 4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments452
People employed8,205
Annual payroll$443,770,000
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 62.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.3 out of 100
Community resilience54.5 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.

Hurricane95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave53.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide26.3Very Low 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$54,599$54,915$78,538
Income per person$32,369$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$193,700$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,066$923$1,348
Homeownership37.7%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.5%6%5.2%
Works from home3%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%2.4%13.9%
Median age35.638.438.7
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 stationBILOXI, MS US4 km away
Rain in a year67 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January59.8°F / 43.6°F5.37 in rain
February63.2°F / 47.3°F4.37 in rain
March69.3°F / 53.4°F5.72 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April75.8°F / 60.4°F5.65 in rain
May82.8°F / 68.3°F5.23 in rain
June88°F / 73.8°F7.13 in rain
July89.7°F / 75.3°F8.09 in rain
August89.9°F / 75.1°F6.93 in rain
September86.9°F / 71.5°F5.24 in rain
October79.1°F / 61.9°F3.68 in rain
November69.2°F / 51.2°F4.36 in rain
December62.2°F / 45.9°F5.03 in rain
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 supermarket39% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket97% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Biloxi Public School District100% 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

39534 Biloxi, MS3.8 km away
39530 Biloxi, MS6.1 km away
39540 Diberville, MS7.1 km away
39507 Gulfport, MS7.2 km away
39533 Biloxi, MS7.3 km away
39502 Gulfport, MS10.4 km away
39505 Gulfport, MS10.4 km away
39506 Gulfport, MS10.4 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.

Harrison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.64 sq mi
Water area1.05 sq mi
Population density2,868 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.4033, -88.9605

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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