Mississippi · Census place 18340
De Kalb town, MS
Quick answer
De Kalb town has 921 residents, ranking #204 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $29,978, the median home is worth $72,900 and median gross rent runs $733 a month.
- Population
- 921De Kalb town residents
- Median household income
- $29,978Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $72,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $733Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in De Kalb town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the De Kalb town median would spend about 29.3% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.8% of residents and 76.6% 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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