How many renters in Corinth, MS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Corinth, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.8% (±10.6 points) of renting households in Corinth, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.8% (±10.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.0% (±9.8 points)
Median share of income: 27.7% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Corinth

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Corinth	Alcorn County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	19.9% (±7.9 points)	20.1%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.0% (±6.1 points)	15.0%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.7% (±5.7 points)	9.8%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.5% (±5.3 points)	12.9%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.8% (±4.1 points)	6.8%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	37.0% (±9.8 points)	35.3%	42.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Corinth against Alcorn County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Corinth	Alcorn County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.8% (±10.6 points)	42.1% (±8.5 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.0% (±9.8 points)	35.3% (±7.8 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.7% (±3.1 points)	27.0% (±3.0 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$22,901 (±$3,642)	$25,760 (±$6,274)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$601 (±$108)	$751 (±$89)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Corinth, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Alcorn County (42.1%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (51.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Alcorn County, Corinth ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 201 of 325.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Corinth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Corinth
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Corinth	—	42.8% (±10.6 points)	—
Farmington	4.2 mi	41.8% (±25.5 points)	Not measurably different
Guys	4.8 mi	0.0% (±93.2 points)	Not measurably different
Glen	8.3 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kossuth	9.2 mi	20.0% (±107.4 points)	Not measurably different
Michie	9.2 mi	22.7% (±84.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eastview	9.9 mi	23.8% (±15.7 points)	Lower
Ramer	10 mi	63.6% (±45.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rienzi	13 mi	34.6% (±77.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eastview, TN (23.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Alcorn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Corinth	42.8% (±10.6 points)
2	Farmington	41.8% (±25.5 points)
3	Rienzi	34.6% (±77.0 points)
4	Kossuth	20.0% (±107.4 points)
5	Glen	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Corinth

Are renters in Corinth rent-burdened?

42.8% of renting households in Corinth pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Corinth spend on rent?

The median renting household in Corinth, MS spends 27.7% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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