Mississippi · Census place 45720
Mathiston town, MS
Quick answer
Mathiston town has 842 residents, ranking #217 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $59,514, the median home is worth $125,900 and median gross rent runs $810 a month.
- Population
- 842Mathiston town residents
- Median household income
- $59,514Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $810Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mathiston town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mathiston town median would spend about 16.3% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 70.6% 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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