Mississippi · Census place 01260
Amory city, MS
Quick answer
Amory city has 6,564 residents, ranking #57 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $51,592, the median home is worth $140,700 and median gross rent runs $769 a month.
- Population
- 6,564Amory city residents
- Median household income
- $51,592Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $140,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $769Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Amory city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Amory city median would spend about 17.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.6% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Philadelphia city 7,030
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- Latimer CDP 6,474
- Louisville city 6,018
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