Mississippi · Census place 44520
Madison city, MS
Quick answer
Madison city has 27,775 residents, ranking #10 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $120,918, the median home is worth $334,700 and median gross rent runs $1,798 a month.
- Population
- 27,775Madison city residents
- Median household income
- $120,918Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $334,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,798Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Madison city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Madison city median would spend about 17.8% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 93.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Tupelo city 37,825
- Meridian city 34,466
- Greenville city 28,833
- Pearl city 27,458
- Clinton city 27,418
- Horn Lake city 26,622
- Oxford city 26,086
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