Mississippi · Census place 74760
Tunica town, MS
Quick answer
Tunica town has 961 residents, ranking #200 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $39,958, the median home is worth $178,500 and median gross rent runs $621 a month.
- Population
- 961Tunica town residents
- Median household income
- $39,958Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $178,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $621Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tunica town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tunica town median would spend about 18.6% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.1% of residents and 48.8% 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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- Friars Point town 997
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