Mississippi · Census place 71600
Sunflower town, MS
Quick answer
Sunflower town has 1,049 residents, ranking #193 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $24,479, the median home is worth $77,800 and median gross rent runs $427 a month.
- Population
- 1,049Sunflower town residents
- Median household income
- $24,479Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $77,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $427Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sunflower town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sunflower town median would spend about 20.9% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 44% of residents and 45.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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