Town guide

Terry, Mississippi

Terry is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, home to about 1,620 people across 3.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39170.

Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,620425 per sq mi
Median home value$162,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$134Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking24%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Terry

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Terry

Distances

Nearest major airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)147 miles away
Closer regional airportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New Orleans, LA144 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX340 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Terry; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Terry

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Terry had 1,304 residents in the 2020 census, up 96% since 2000.

It’s the 153rd largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.

Hinds County grew from 52,577 residents in 1900 to 227,742 in 2020.

Terry population by census2000: 664, 2010: 1,063, 2020: 1,30466420001,06320101,3042020

Hinds County, 1900–2020

Hinds County population, 1900 to 20201900: 52,577, 1910: 63,726, 1920: 57,110, 1930: 85,118, 1940: 107,273, 1950: 142,164, 1960: 187,045, 1970: 214,973, 1980: 250,998, 1990: 254,441, 2000: 250,800, 2010: 245,285, 2020: 227,74253K’00’1057K’20’30107K’40’50187K’60’70251K’80’90251K’00’10228K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 62.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TerryJan: high 58°F, low 37°F, 6.1 in; Feb: high 63°F, low 40°F, 5.9 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 46°F, 5.8 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 53°F, 5.7 in; May: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 69°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 71°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 71°F, 5.8 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.7 in; Dec: high 61°F, low 39°F, 5.9 in58°37°Jan6.163°40°Feb5.970°46°Mar5.876°53°Apr5.784°62°May4.490°69°Jun5.692°71°Jul5.492°71°Aug5.888°66°Sep3.979°54°Oct3.468°44°Nov4.761°39°Dec5.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crystal Spgs Exp Stn, MS weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Hinds County

84,440 jobs at 4,878 businesses in Hinds County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hinds CountyHealth care and social assistance: 25,743 jobs; Retail trade: 9,135 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 8,946 jobs; Administrative and support: 4,924 jobs; Finance and insurance: 4,303 jobs; Other services: 4,284 jobs; Professional services: 4,064 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,532 jobsHealth care and social assistance 31% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 11% Administrative and support 6% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 5% Professional services 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Terry.

Nearest hospitals

  • Merit Health CentralGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jackson12.5 miles
  • Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Jackson16.2 miles
  • Whitfield Medical Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Whitfield16.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers5
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Terry

Grocery stores

  • Dollar General Market1.8 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Terry

Public schools here are run by Hinds County School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Byram Middle SchoolTerry6–8785Public5.3 mi
Terry High SchoolTerry9–121,127Public1.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Byram.

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