Mississippi · Census place 53680
Okolona city, MS
Quick answer
Okolona city has 2,623 residents, ranking #103 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $34,400, the median home is worth $81,100 and median gross rent runs $643 a month.
- Population
- 2,623Okolona city residents
- Median household income
- $34,400Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $643Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Okolona city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Okolona city median would spend about 22.4% 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 36.2% of residents and 43.8% 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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