Mississippi · Census place 70240
Starkville city, MS
Quick answer
Starkville city has 25,611 residents, ranking #15 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $39,751, the median home is worth $265,900 and median gross rent runs $875 a month.
- Population
- 25,611Starkville city residents
- Median household income
- $39,751Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $265,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 35.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Starkville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Starkville city median would spend about 26.4% 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 6.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.5% of residents and 35.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Clinton city 27,418
- Horn Lake city 26,622
- Oxford city 26,086
- Brandon city 25,352
- Ridgeland city 24,548
- Columbus city 23,616
- Pascagoula city 21,812
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