Mississippi · Census place 49240
Moss Point city, MS
Quick answer
Moss Point city has 12,066 residents, ranking #34 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $46,684, the median home is worth $107,700 and median gross rent runs $1,043 a month.
- Population
- 12,066Moss Point city residents
- Median household income
- $46,684Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,043Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Moss Point city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Moss Point city median would spend about 26.8% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 75.3% 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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- Byram city 12,847
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- Canton city 10,863
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