Mississippi · Census place 20340
Dumas town, MS
Quick answer
Dumas town has 358 residents, ranking #303 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $57,000, the median home is worth $101,300 and median gross rent runs $675 a month.
- Population
- 358Dumas town residents
- Median household income
- $57,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $101,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $675Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dumas town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dumas town median would spend about 14.2% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 88.6% 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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