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Grenada, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Grenada, Mississippi (Grenada, MS — Census place “Grenada city”) is 12,484 residents, ranking #32 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $42,470, the median home is worth $152,100 and median gross rent runs $799 a month. Looking for the Grenada Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grenada, MS: 38901.
- Population
- 12,484Grenada city residents
- Median household income
- $42,470Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $799Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.5%Owner-occupied households
Grenada ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grenada.
The Grenada MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Grenada city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grenada city median would spend about 22.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.7% of residents and 53.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Grenada city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Grenada city is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 12,484 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #32 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 38 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Grenada city earn a median of $42,470 a year, 45.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 26.7% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Grenada city is valued at $152,100, 49.9% below the national figure and 25% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $799 a month, 43.2% below the national figure, or roughly $9,588 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 53.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- McComb city 12,202
- Byram city 12,847
- Moss Point city 12,066
- D'Iberville city 13,033
- Picayune city 11,839
- Greenwood city 13,983
- Brookhaven city 11,656
- Natchez city 14,207
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Grenada city?
- Grenada city has 12,484 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #32 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Grenada city?
- Median household income in Grenada city is $42,470 a year, 45.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grenada city?
- Median gross rent is $799 a month and the median home value is $152,100, so rent absorbs about 22.6% of median household income.
- Is Grenada city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grenada city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Grenada city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.