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

Name: Rent burden in Crystal Springs, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.7% (±21.4 points) of renting households in Crystal Springs, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.7% (±21.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.1% (±20.9 points)
Median share of income: 35.9% (±8.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Crystal Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Crystal Springs	Copiah County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	19.1% (±16.3 points)	15.2%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.4% (±2.7 points)	15.4%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±11.3 points)	8.7%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.3% (±11.8 points)	13.5%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.6% (±4.8 points)	3.7%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	55.1% (±20.9 points)	43.5%	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.

Crystal Springs against Copiah County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Crystal Springs	Copiah County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.7% (±21.4 points)	47.2% (±10.2 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.1% (±20.9 points)	43.5% (±9.7 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.9% (±8.3 points)	29.0% (±6.2 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,305 (±$13,806)	$30,080 (±$5,863)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$782 (±$394)	$766 (±$100)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Crystal Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Copiah County (47.2%).

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

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

In Copiah County, Crystal Springs 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 87 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 Crystal Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Crystal Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Crystal Springs	—	58.7% (±21.4 points)	—
Terry	8.8 mi	40.0% (±64.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hazlehurst	9.0 mi	39.2% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Georgetown	14 mi	25.5% (±57.1 points)	Not measurably different
Byram	15 mi	32.4% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cleary	15 mi	85.3% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Utica	18 mi	0.0% (±113.3 points)	Not measurably different
Florence	18 mi	58.9% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
Beauregard	19 mi	52.9% (±79.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Copiah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Crystal Springs	58.7% (±21.4 points)
2	Beauregard	52.9% (±79.8 points)
3	Wesson	40.3% (±32.0 points)
4	Hazlehurst	39.2% (±19.0 points)
5	Georgetown	25.5% (±57.1 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 Crystal Springs

Are renters in Crystal Springs rent-burdened?

58.7% of renting households in Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Crystal Springs, MS spends 35.9% (±8.3 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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