Housing market/Mississippi/ZIP 39553
ZIP 39553 Gautier, Mississippi
Pascagoula, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · Mississippi. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 39553 · MS
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 39553 — Gautier, MS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 39553
- 1-unit detached5,22770.0%
- 1-unit attached360.5%
- 2–4 units3164.2%
- 5–49 units2643.5%
- 50+ units2683.6%
- Mobile1,35918.2%
2–4 unit share 4.2% · 5–49 unit share 3.5% · combined 2–49 7.8%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,070 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $743.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 41.5%; ≥50% 25.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,060 (0.991× ACS median gross rent).
Population
17,644 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +2.4%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 4 projects, 262 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 107 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 162 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 39553 26.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 12.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,070; population increased +2.4% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 316 units in 2–4-unit structures and 264 units in 5–49-unit structures; 4 LIHTC projects totaling 262 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,060 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,070. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Mississippi research
ZIP 39553 is a Census / HUD profile for Pascagoula, MS. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 39553 — Gautier, MS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Mississippi ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Mississippi research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 39553?
ZIP 39553 (Pascagoula, MS HUD Metro FMR Area) has 17,644 residents, 6,544 households, a renter share of 26.8%, median household income of $63,091, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,070. Vacancy is 12.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 39553?
ACS counts 91 units in 2-unit buildings, 225 in 3–4 unit buildings, 125 in 5–9, 110 in 10–19, and 29 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 580 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 39553?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,060. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 39553 — Gautier, MS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Mississippi ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 39553 is Census / HUD research for Pascagoula, MS HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Mississippi property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.