Mississippi · Census place 38320
Kosciusko city, MS
Quick answer
Kosciusko city has 6,994 residents, ranking #55 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $36,490, the median home is worth $115,900 and median gross rent runs $755 a month.
- Population
- 6,994Kosciusko city residents
- Median household income
- $36,490Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $755Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kosciusko city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kosciusko city median would spend about 24.8% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.2% of residents and 57.1% 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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