Mississippi · Census place 59560
Port Gibson, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Port Gibson, Mississippi (Port Gibson, MS — Census place “Port Gibson city”) is 1,114 residents, ranking #188 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $29,500, the median home is worth $127,100 and median gross rent runs $499 a month. Looking for the Port Gibson Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Port Gibson, MS: 39150.
- Population
- 1,114Port Gibson city residents
- Median household income
- $29,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $127,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $499Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.1%Owner-occupied households
Port Gibson ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Port Gibson.
The Port Gibson MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Port Gibson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Gibson city median would spend about 20.3% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.4% of residents and 70.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Port Gibson city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Port Gibson city is a small town in Mississippi, with 1,114 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #188 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 56% of them. The median age here is 47.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Port Gibson city earn a median of $29,500 a year, 62.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 31.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Port Gibson city is valued at $127,100, 58.1% below the national figure and 5% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $499 a month, 64.5% below the national figure, or roughly $5,988 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 70.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Conehatta CDP 1,110
- Metcalfe town 1,141
- Raleigh town 1,104
- Richton town 1,180
- Algoma town 1,065
- Courtland town 1,184
- Stonewall town 1,058
- Gloster town 1,189
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Port Gibson city?
- Port Gibson city has 1,114 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #188 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Port Gibson city?
- Median household income in Port Gibson city is $29,500 a year, 62.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Port Gibson city?
- Median gross rent is $499 a month and the median home value is $127,100, so rent absorbs about 20.3% of median household income.
- Is Port Gibson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Port Gibson city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Port Gibson city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.