Mississippi · Census place 46720
Merigold town, MS
Quick answer
Merigold town has 634 residents, ranking #247 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $53,558, the median home is worth $107,600 and median gross rent runs $1,083 a month.
- Population
- 634Merigold town residents
- Median household income
- $53,558Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,083Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Merigold town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Merigold town median would spend about 24.3% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 86.6% 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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