Mississippi · Census place 59160
Pontotoc city, MS
Quick answer
Pontotoc city has 5,717 residents, ranking #64 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $50,230, the median home is worth $144,300 and median gross rent runs $830 a month.
- Population
- 5,717Pontotoc city residents
- Median household income
- $50,230Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $830Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pontotoc city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pontotoc city median would spend about 19.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 47.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Louisville city 6,018
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- Forest city 5,365
- Vancleave CDP 5,196
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