Mississippi · Census place 43840
McLain town, MS
Quick answer
McLain town has 394 residents, ranking #292 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $41,667, the median home is worth $56,300 and median gross rent runs $654 a month.
- Population
- 394McLain town residents
- Median household income
- $41,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $56,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $654Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in McLain town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the McLain town median would spend about 18.8% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 84.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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