Mississippi · Census place 59480
Poplarville city, MS
Quick answer
Poplarville city has 2,814 residents, ranking #99 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $65,147, the median home is worth $164,500 and median gross rent runs $901 a month.
- Population
- 2,814Poplarville city residents
- Median household income
- $65,147Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $901Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Poplarville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Poplarville city median would spend about 16.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 57.7% 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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- Okolona city 2,623
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