
Mississippi · Census place 39520
Latimer, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Latimer, Mississippi (Latimer, MS — Census place “Latimer CDP”) is 6,474 residents, ranking #60 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $66,016, the median home is worth $178,500 and median gross rent runs $1,126 a month. Looking for the Latimer Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Latimer, MS: 39565.
- Population
- 6,474Latimer CDP residents
- Median household income
- $66,016Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $178,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,126Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.7%Owner-occupied households
Latimer ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Latimer.
The Latimer 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 Latimer CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Latimer CDP median would spend about 20.5% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 78.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Latimer CDP, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Latimer CDP is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 6,474 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #60 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 38.4 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 Latimer CDP earn a median of $66,016 a year, 15.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 49% above the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Latimer CDP is valued at $178,500, 41.2% below the national figure and 47% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,126 a month, 19.9% below the national figure, or roughly $13,512 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% 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 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Louisville city 6,018
- West Hattiesburg CDP 6,509
- Pass Christian city 5,942
- Gulf Park Estates CDP 6,517
- Columbia city 5,804
- Amory city 6,564
- Pontotoc city 5,717
- Holly Springs city 6,861
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Latimer CDP?
- Latimer CDP has 6,474 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #60 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Latimer CDP?
- Median household income in Latimer CDP is $66,016 a year, 15.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Latimer CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,126 a month and the median home value is $178,500, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
- Is Latimer CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Latimer CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Latimer CDP 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.