Mississippi · Census place 42640
Lumberton city, MS
Quick answer
Lumberton city has 1,515 residents, ranking #160 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $40,050, the median home is worth $78,000 and median gross rent runs $832 a month.
- Population
- 1,515Lumberton city residents
- Median household income
- $40,050Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $78,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $832Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lumberton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lumberton city median would spend about 24.9% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 37.9% of residents and 44.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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