Housing data for ZIP code 39216

ZIP code 39216 has an estimated 2,902 residents and 1,960 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Jackson, Hinds County.

59.8% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,185 (±$101) a month.

The median home value is $245,500 (±$37,614).

The median household income is $43,750 (±$31,411) a year.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,902 (±564)
Median gross rent
$1,185
Median home value
$245,500
Households that rent
59.8%

How ZIP code 39216 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ZIP 39216JacksonHinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Residents2,902 (±564)146,631218,5332,946,779334,922,499
Housing units1,960 (±304)74,871106,3401,341,114143,775,355
Households that rent59.8% (±10.8 points)51.4%41.7%30.0%34.8%
Median gross rent$1,185 (±$101)$1,055$1,061$954$1,413
Median home value$245,500 (±$37,614)$111,700$159,900$169,800$332,700
Median household income$43,750 (±$31,411)$42,071$49,402$56,447$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,468 (±$1,396)$1,352$1,403$1,215$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income54.0% (±18.7 points)60.4%58.0%51.3%51.1%
Built before 198068.2% (±15.3 points)72.9%61.6%41.4%49.7%
Average commute16.5 minutes (±3.3)19.9 minutes22.3 minutes25.6 minutes26.4 minutes
Households with broadband92.7% (±7.0 points)89.8%89.3%84.1%91.0%
Median age of residents33.3 years (±3.6)34.5 years36.9 years38.6 years38.9 years

In ZIP 39216, median gross rent is higher than in Hinds County ($1,061).

It is also higher than in Mississippi ($954).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 39216 is higher than in Jackson as a whole ($1,055).

Its median home value is higher than in Jackson as a whole ($111,700).

Among the 17 ZIP codes in Hinds County with a published estimate, ZIP 39216 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 16 ZIP codes in Hinds County with a published estimate, ZIP 39216 ranks 1 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 17 ZIP codes in Hinds County with a published estimate, ZIP 39216 ranks 10 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 39216

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Less than $50013.5% (±10.2 points)8.9%12.5%6.3%
$500 to $99914.1% (±12.5 points)34.7%42.3%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49953.9% (±17.1 points)42.9%32.8%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99918.5% (±10.6 points)11.4%9.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±5.0 points)1.5%2.2%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±5.0 points)0.3%0.4%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±5.0 points)0.4%0.6%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 53.9% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 39216

Census median gross rent beside HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent, dollars a month
BedroomsCensus medianHUD Small Area Fair Market Rent
Studio$1,211 (±$592)$1,180
1 bedroom—$1,180
2 bedrooms$1,287 (±$142)$1,380
3 bedrooms$1,115 (±$106)$1,640
4 bedrooms—$1,810

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 39216 is $1,380 a month.

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Rent burden in ZIP code 39216

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Less than 15%16.6% (±15.2 points)10.5%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%9.7% (±9.6 points)9.6%11.7%12.2%
20% to 24.9%6.5% (±6.0 points)10.6%11.8%12.6%
25% to 29.9%13.2% (±12.3 points)11.5%10.9%11.5%
30% to 34.9%1.2% (±2.2 points)8.4%9.2%9.2%
35% or more52.8% (±18.6 points)49.6%42.1%41.9%

54.0% (±18.7 points) of renting households in ZIP code 39216 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 39216

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Less than $50,00010.4% (±7.6 points)12.4%13.2%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9990.0% (±7.1 points)20.6%16.7%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9990.0% (±7.1 points)13.5%13.4%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9999.4% (±7.8 points)16.5%14.5%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99943.9% (±16.6 points)19.1%20.3%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99929.9% (±15.3 points)13.7%16.3%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9996.4% (±6.5 points)3.4%4.6%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±7.1 points)0.8%0.9%7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 39216

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building typeZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Single-family, detached49.7% (±10.7 points)68.9%69.3%61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)7.5% (±4.6 points)2.3%1.4%6.2%
2 units3.5% (±4.5 points)3.0%2.4%3.4%
3 or 4 units8.6% (±4.7 points)3.9%3.2%4.3%
5 to 9 units3.7% (±4.7 points)8.5%3.9%4.5%
10 to 19 units5.8% (±4.4 points)3.8%2.4%4.3%
20 or more units21.2% (±8.1 points)5.6%2.8%10.3%
Mobile home0.0% (±2.3 points)4.0%14.4%5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0.0% (±2.3 points)0.0%0.2%0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 39216 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year builtZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
2020 or later1.5% (±1.6 points)0.7%1.7%2.0%
2010 to 201914.3% (±8.4 points)4.6%11.0%9.4%
2000 to 20093.0% (±2.8 points)11.7%16.7%13.6%
1990 to 19991.3% (±1.7 points)8.8%15.4%12.4%
1980 to 198911.6% (±7.3 points)12.7%13.7%12.9%
1970 to 197918.4% (±7.5 points)20.7%16.7%14.2%
1960 to 19697.7% (±5.2 points)16.0%10.5%9.9%
1950 to 195910.9% (±6.3 points)15.8%7.1%9.5%
1940 to 194912.1% (±7.3 points)5.2%3.1%4.4%
1939 or earlier19.1% (±7.6 points)3.9%4.0%11.7%

68.2% of the homes in ZIP code 39216 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 39216

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Utility gas42.6% (±11.8 points)42.3%29.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.0.0% (±2.9 points)0.0%0.1%3.9%
Electricity47.4% (±12.0 points)51.5%58.9%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)6.9% (±8.6 points)4.6%9.9%4.9%
Wood0.0% (±2.9 points)0.5%0.9%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±2.9 points)0.0%0.0%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±2.9 points)0.1%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±2.9 points)0.2%0.1%0.5%
No fuel used3.1% (±4.0 points)0.8%0.7%1.2%

How people in ZIP code 39216 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportationZIP 39216Hinds CountyMississippiUnited States
Drove alone73.6% (±10.1 points)75.5%81.8%68.8%
Carpooled10.9% (±7.9 points)13.2%9.2%8.5%
Public transportation0.0% (±4.3 points)0.3%0.3%3.2%
Walked6.3% (±6.2 points)1.7%1.3%2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)0.0% (±4.3 points)0.7%1.4%2.0%
Worked from home9.2% (±6.6 points)8.6%5.9%15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 39216 take an average of 16.5 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 39216

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
PlaceShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeMedian gross rentHouseholds that rent
Jackson100%$1,05551.4%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 39216

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP codeDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
392101.4 mi———0.0%
392021.7 mi$890$222,100$38,55467.5%
392062.6 mi$1,143$117,400$42,68654.0%
392032.9 mi$735$53,000$26,56963.4%
392113.4 mi$1,337$221,600$69,42638.0%
392013.4 mi$1,334—$59,06398.5%
392173.8 mi———100.0%
392324.4 mi$1,432$365,000$82,93150.8%

Crime reported to police in Jackson

Most of ZIP code 39216 is policed by the Jackson Police Department, which reported 400 violent and 1,502 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

ZIP code 39216 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 39216: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 39216

What is the median rent in ZIP code 39216?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 39216 is $1,185 (±$101) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 39216?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 39216 is $245,500 (±$37,614) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 39216?

The median household income in ZIP code 39216 is $43,750 (±$31,411) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 39216 in?

ZIP code 39216 lies mostly in Jackson.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 39216?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 39216 is $1,380 a month.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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