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Mississippi · Census place 25340

Forest city, MS

Quick answer

Forest city has 5,365 residents, ranking #67 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $51,082, the median home is worth $129,100 and median gross rent runs $695 a month.

Population
5,365Forest city residents
Median household income
$51,082Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$129,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$695Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
50.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Forest city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Forest city median would spend about 16.3% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.2% of residents and 50.6% 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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