Mississippi · Census place 78640
Wesson town, MS
Quick answer
Wesson town has 2,346 residents, ranking #112 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $50,987, the median home is worth $111,700 and median gross rent runs $1,084 a month.
- Population
- 2,346Wesson town residents
- Median household income
- $50,987Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,084Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 20.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wesson town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wesson town median would spend about 25.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.9% of residents and 60.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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