Mississippi · Census place 63560
Rolling Fork, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi (Rolling Fork, MS — Census place “Rolling Fork city”) is 2,001 residents, ranking #134 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $34,375, the median home is worth $121,100 and median gross rent runs $592 a month. Looking for the Rolling Fork Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Rolling Fork, MS: 39159.
- Population
- 2,001Rolling Fork city residents
- Median household income
- $34,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $121,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $592Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.9%Owner-occupied households
Rolling Fork ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Rolling Fork.
The Rolling Fork 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 Rolling Fork city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rolling Fork city median would spend about 20.7% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.3% of residents and 59.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Rolling Fork city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Rolling Fork city is a small town in Mississippi, with 2,001 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #134 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 35.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Rolling Fork city earn a median of $34,375 a year, 56.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% 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 26.3% 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 Rolling Fork city is valued at $121,100, 60.1% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $592 a month, 57.9% below the national figure, or roughly $7,104 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.7% 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 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Rolling Fork city?
- Rolling Fork city has 2,001 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #134 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Rolling Fork city?
- Median household income in Rolling Fork city is $34,375 a year, 56.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Rolling Fork city?
- Median gross rent is $592 a month and the median home value is $121,100, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.
- Is Rolling Fork city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rolling Fork city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Rolling Fork 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.