Mississippi · Census place 46880
Metcalfe town, MS
Quick answer
Metcalfe town has 1,141 residents, ranking #187 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $33,194, the median home is worth $79,500 and median gross rent runs $358 a month.
- Population
- 1,141Metcalfe town residents
- Median household income
- $33,194Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $358Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 22.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Metcalfe town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Metcalfe town median would spend about 12.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.8% of residents and 56.5% 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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- Algoma town 1,065
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