Mississippi · Census place 72760
Thaxton town, MS
Quick answer
Thaxton town has 650 residents, ranking #243 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $81,250, the median home is worth $208,500 and median gross rent runs $788 a month.
- Population
- 650Thaxton town residents
- Median household income
- $81,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $208,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $788Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Thaxton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Thaxton town median would spend about 11.6% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 86.8% 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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