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Starkville, MS Urban Area

32,819 Population
19.4 square miles 1,694.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,023 ±$2,720 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$38,475 ±$4,946 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.4% ±3.7% (9,049  ±1,042) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.7 minutes ±1.6 (257,465  ±28,873) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

13,487 ±579 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (27,062  ±942) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±1.4% (302  ±159) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,070 ±590 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$300,500 ±$27,724 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

36.5% ±3.6% (11,959  ±1,217.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.1% ±5.2% (13,306  ±929.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
53.8% ±4.1% (7,598  ±669.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.2% ±1.7% (2,368  ±551) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±1.7% (1,465  ±489) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,465 Total veterans ±489 1,311 Male ±375 154 Female ±196

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