Geography / Mississippi
Mississippi
State FIPS 28 · 46,925 sq mi of land and 1,511 sq mi of water · 82 counties · 427 Census places (300 incorporated, 127 census-designated).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).
Housing indicators
Population
2,951,438
ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimate
Median household income
$54,915
ACS 2019–2023, in 2023 dollars
Median home value
$161,400
Owner-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023
Median gross rent
$923
Renter-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,087
HUD FY2027, population-weighted across areas · FY2026 $1,033 (+5.2%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023 ACS 5-year. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents. The state figure is a USA Houses LLC calculation, weighting each HUD county or town row by the population figure in HUD's file. HUD itself does not publish a statewide FMR. ACS estimates carry margins of error that aren't shown here.
Metro areas: 2025 single-family permits
Metropolitan areas that include Mississippi. Multi-state metros are listed under every state they cover, with national rank out of 393.
| Metro area (CBSA) | CBSA | Single-family units | All units | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 32820 | 3,082 | 3,298 | 71 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 25060 | 2,755 | 3,312 | 77 |
| Jackson, MS | 27140 | 1,402 | 1,568 | 123 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 25620 | 123 | 123 | 358 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual, by metro area (CBSA). Units authorized by building permits, unadjusted.
New construction
The USA Houses LLC catalog has 70 new-home community records in Mississippi. Browse Mississippi communities on NewUSAHouses.com →
Source: USA Houses LLC new-construction catalog (NewUSAHouses.com), canonical catalog, last committed 2026-09-22. This is USA Houses LLC research compiled from builder and developer websites. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
Counties, with HUD rents joined in
Each county's Census GEOID, joined to HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent by the same 5-digit FIPS code.
| County | GEOID | Land, sq mi | 2BR FMR FY2026 | 2BR FMR FY2027 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 28001 | 462 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Alcorn County | 28003 | 400 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Amite County | 28005 | 730 | $855 | $905 | +5.8% |
| Attala County | 28007 | 735 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Benton County | 28009 | 407 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Bolivar County | 28011 | 877 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Calhoun County | 28013 | 587 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Carroll County | 28015 | 628 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Chickasaw County | 28017 | 502 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Choctaw County | 28019 | 418 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Claiborne County | 28021 | 487 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Clarke County | 28023 | 692 | $867 | $905 | +4.4% |
| Clay County | 28025 | 410 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Coahoma County | 28027 | 553 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Copiah County | 28029 | 777 | $1,288 | $1,289 | +0.1% |
| Covington County | 28031 | 414 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| DeSoto County | 28033 | 476 | $1,274 | $1,301 | +2.1% |
| Forrest County | 28035 | 466 | $1,047 | $1,316 | +25.7% |
| Franklin County | 28037 | 564 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| George County | 28039 | 479 | $921 | $994 | +7.9% |
| Greene County | 28041 | 713 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Grenada County | 28043 | 422 | $911 | $967 | +6.1% |
| Hancock County | 28045 | 474 | $1,140 | $1,185 | +3.9% |
| Harrison County | 28047 | 574 | $1,140 | $1,185 | +3.9% |
| Hinds County | 28049 | 870 | $1,288 | $1,289 | +0.1% |
| Holmes County | 28051 | 757 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Humphreys County | 28053 | 419 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Issaquena County | 28055 | 413 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Itawamba County | 28057 | 533 | $891 | $920 | +3.3% |
| Jackson County | 28059 | 723 | $1,067 | $1,099 | +3.0% |
| Jasper County | 28061 | 676 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Jefferson County | 28063 | 520 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Jefferson Davis County | 28065 | 408 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Jones County | 28067 | 695 | $917 | $986 | +7.5% |
| Kemper County | 28069 | 766 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Lafayette County | 28071 | 632 | $1,243 | $1,255 | +1.0% |
| Lamar County | 28073 | 497 | $1,047 | $1,316 | +25.7% |
| Lauderdale County | 28075 | 704 | $906 | $1,006 | +11.0% |
| Lawrence County | 28077 | 431 | $863 | $905 | +4.9% |
| Leake County | 28079 | 583 | $955 | $1,003 | +5.0% |
| Lee County | 28081 | 450 | $994 | $1,044 | +5.0% |
| Leflore County | 28083 | 594 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Lincoln County | 28085 | 586 | $852 | $905 | +6.2% |
| Lowndes County | 28087 | 506 | $872 | $931 | +6.8% |
| Madison County | 28089 | 714 | $1,288 | $1,289 | +0.1% |
| Marion County | 28091 | 542 | $860 | $949 | +10.3% |
| Marshall County | 28093 | 706 | $1,110 | $1,106 | -0.4% |
| Monroe County | 28095 | 765 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Montgomery County | 28097 | 407 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Neshoba County | 28099 | 570 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Newton County | 28101 | 578 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Noxubee County | 28103 | 695 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Oktibbeha County | 28105 | 458 | $957 | $1,024 | +7.0% |
| Panola County | 28107 | 685 | $878 | $947 | +7.9% |
| Pearl River County | 28109 | 812 | $949 | $967 | +1.9% |
| Perry County | 28111 | 647 | $1,047 | $1,316 | +25.7% |
| Pike County | 28113 | 409 | $986 | $1,039 | +5.4% |
| Pontotoc County | 28115 | 498 | $932 | $923 | -1.0% |
| Prentiss County | 28117 | 415 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Quitman County | 28119 | 405 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Rankin County | 28121 | 776 | $1,288 | $1,289 | +0.1% |
| Scott County | 28123 | 609 | $952 | $1,026 | +7.8% |
| Sharkey County | 28125 | 432 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Simpson County | 28127 | 589 | $858 | $905 | +5.5% |
| Smith County | 28129 | 636 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Stone County | 28131 | 445 | $969 | $1,047 | +8.0% |
| Sunflower County | 28133 | 698 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Tallahatchie County | 28135 | 646 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Tate County | 28137 | 405 | $1,089 | $1,101 | +1.1% |
| Tippah County | 28139 | 458 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Tishomingo County | 28141 | 424 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Tunica County | 28143 | 454 | $1,186 | $1,156 | -2.5% |
| Union County | 28145 | 416 | $872 | $905 | +3.8% |
| Walthall County | 28147 | 404 | $923 | $926 | +0.3% |
| Warren County | 28149 | 589 | $953 | $1,019 | +6.9% |
| Washington County | 28151 | 724 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Wayne County | 28153 | 811 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Webster County | 28155 | 421 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Wilkinson County | 28157 | 678 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Winston County | 28159 | 607 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Yalobusha County | 28161 | 467 | $842 | $905 | +7.5% |
| Yazoo County | 28163 | 922 | $984 | $1,016 | +3.3% |
Counties: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files (2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026)). Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents, FY2026 and FY2027 (files downloaded Sep 11, 2026). The join is by USA Houses LLC. HUD's FY2027 rents apply to HUD's fiscal year starting October 1, 2026.
Sample places
The first 15 of 427 places, alphabetically. Full place records carry GEOID, legal type, land and water area, and an internal point.
| Place | GEOID | Type | Land, sq mi | Lat, lon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville town | 2800100 | Incorporated place | 3.46 | 34.503392, -89.502517 |
| Aberdeen city | 2800180 | Incorporated place | 12.09 | 33.828299, -88.554741 |
| Ackerman town | 2800300 | Incorporated place | 2.28 | 33.311435, -89.170116 |
| Agricola CDP | 2800460 | Census-designated place | 1.50 | 30.813715, -88.524845 |
| Alcorn State University CDP | 2800680 | Census-designated place | 2.38 | 31.879168, -91.140636 |
| Algoma town | 2800820 | Incorporated place | 6.59 | 34.179537, -89.03807 |
| Alligator town | 2800940 | Incorporated place | 0.98 | 34.088705, -90.723323 |
| Amory city | 2801260 | Incorporated place | 12.53 | 33.981846, -88.482607 |
| Anguilla town | 2801500 | Incorporated place | 1.03 | 32.971869, -90.828259 |
| Arcola town | 2801820 | Incorporated place | 0.22 | 33.27054, -90.880002 |
| Arkabutla CDP | 2801940 | Census-designated place | 4.03 | 34.700227, -90.121565 |
| Arnold Line CDP | 2802060 | Census-designated place | 1.66 | 31.337175, -89.37719 |
| Artesia town | 2802100 | Incorporated place | 0.94 | 33.416711, -88.642298 |
| Ashland town | 2802140 | Incorporated place | 1.82 | 34.834119, -89.177741 |
| Austin CDP | 2802380 | Census-designated place | 0.10 | 34.642236, -90.44791 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).
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