Mississippi Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	1,161,953	100.0
1-unit, detached	791,569	68.1
1-unit, attached	20,145	1.7
2 units	28,401	2.4
3 or 4 units	38,594	3.3
5 to 9 units	39,025	3.4
10 to 19 units	17,215	1.5
20 or more units	31,365	2.7
Mobile home	192,749	16.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	2,890	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	36,105	3.1
1995 to 1998	118,945	10.2
1990 to 1994	101,265	8.7
1980 to 1989	214,865	18.5
1970 to 1979	262,509	22.6
1960 to 1969	179,489	15.4
1940 to 1959	176,394	15.2
1939 or earlier	72,381	6.2

ROOMS
1 room	8,511	0.7
2 rooms	35,521	3.1
3 rooms	95,610	8.2
4 rooms	189,849	16.3
5 rooms	316,111	27.2
6 rooms	247,322	21.3
7 rooms	137,633	11.8
8 rooms	72,115	6.2
9 or more rooms	59,281	5.1
Median (rooms)	5.3	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,046,434	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	195,298	18.7
1995 to 1998	282,822	27.0
1990 to 1994	166,167	15.9
1980 to 1989	167,536	16.0
1970 to 1979	120,899	11.6
1969 or earlier	113,712	10.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	96,718	9.2
1	357,797	34.2
2	395,129	37.8
3 or more	196,790	18.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	389,021	37.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	216,498	20.7
Electricity	416,322	39.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	2,027	0.2
Coal or coke	66	0.0
Wood	17,736	1.7
Solar energy	196	0.0
Other fuel	1,472	0.1
No fuel used	3,096	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	9,015	0.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	7,470	0.7
No telephone service	68,532	6.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,046,434	100.0
1.00 or less	994,817	95.1
1.01 to 1.50	35,419	3.4
1.51 or more	16,198	1.5

Specified owner-occupied units	532,291	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	151,982	28.6
$50,000 to $99,999	234,011	44.0
$100,000 to $149,999	82,508	15.5
$150,000 to $199,999	33,465	6.3
$200,000 to $299,999	20,681	3.9
$300,000 to $499,999	7,009	1.3
$500,000 to $999,999	1,733	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	902	0.2
Median (dollars)	71,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	330,697	62.1
Less than $300	9,848	1.9
$300 to $499	51,018	9.6
$500 to $699	83,384	15.7
$700 to $999	100,425	18.9
$1,000 to $1,499	60,236	11.3
$1,500 to $1,999	16,843	3.2
$2,000 or more	8,943	1.7
Median (dollars)	752	(X)
Not mortgaged	201,594	37.9
Median (dollars)	232	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	225,719	42.4
15 to 19 percent	85,178	16.0
20 to 24 percent	61,336	11.5
25 to 29 percent	39,231	7.4
30 to 34 percent	26,433	5.0
35 percent or more	85,408	16.0
Not computed	8,986	1.7

Specified renter-occupied units	282,500	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	29,597	10.5
$200 to $299	30,029	10.6
$300 to $499	94,192	33.3
$500 to $749	73,158	25.9
$750 to $999	16,861	6.0
$1,000 to $1,499	4,000	1.4
$1,500 or more	1,379	0.5
No cash rent	33,284	11.8
Median (dollars)	439	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	53,441	18.9
15 to 19 percent	35,695	12.6
20 to 24 percent	30,417	10.8
25 to 29 percent	24,100	8.5
30 to 34 percent	17,582	6.2
35 percent or more	77,959	27.6
Not computed	43,306	15.3

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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