Mississippi · Census place 35260
Itta Bena, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Itta Bena, Mississippi (Itta Bena, MS — Census place “Itta Bena city”) is 1,735 residents, ranking #148 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $32,898, the median home is worth $100,200 and median gross rent runs $548 a month. Looking for the Itta Bena Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Itta Bena, MS: 38941.
- Population
- 1,735Itta Bena city residents
- Median household income
- $32,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $100,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $548Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 34.3%Owner-occupied households
Itta Bena ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Itta Bena.
The Itta Bena 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 Itta Bena city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Itta Bena city median would spend about 20% 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 29.5% of residents and 34.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Itta Bena city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Itta Bena city is a small town in Mississippi, with 1,735 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #148 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 43 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Itta Bena city earn a median of $32,898 a year, 58.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% 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 29.5% 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 Itta Bena city is valued at $100,200, 67% below the national figure and 17% below the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $548 a month, 61% below the national figure, or roughly $6,576 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20% 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×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 34.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
- Shannon town 1,719
- Mantachie town 1,745
- Shelby city 1,709
- Calhoun City town 1,804
- Purvis city 1,691
- Terry town 1,809
- Belzoni city 1,664
- Collinsville CDP 1,849
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Itta Bena city?
- Itta Bena city has 1,735 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #148 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Itta Bena city?
- Median household income in Itta Bena city is $32,898 a year, 58.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Itta Bena city?
- Median gross rent is $548 a month and the median home value is $100,200, so rent absorbs about 20% of median household income.
- Is Itta Bena city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Itta Bena city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Itta Bena city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.