Mississippi · Census place 04060
Bay Springs city, MS
Quick answer
Bay Springs city has 2,021 residents, ranking #133 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $49,183, the median home is worth $147,600 and median gross rent runs $482 a month.
- Population
- 2,021Bay Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $49,183Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $147,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $482Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bay Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bay Springs city median would spend about 11.8% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 70.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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