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

Name: Rent burden in Durant, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.0% (±20.6 points) of renting households in Durant, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.0% (±20.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.4% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 39.6% (±19.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Durant

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Durant	Holmes County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	4.0% (±4.5 points)	20.2%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	28.4% (±19.7 points)	13.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±12.8 points)	3.1%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.6% (±4.7 points)	7.7%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.6% (±8.9 points)	8.6%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	55.4% (±18.6 points)	46.5%	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.

Durant against Holmes County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Durant	Holmes County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.0% (±20.6 points)	55.1% (±8.9 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.4% (±18.6 points)	46.5% (±7.8 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.6% (±19.2 points)	33.0% (±5.9 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$16,369 (±$14,590)	$17,143 (±$3,742)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$482 (±$82)	$590 (±$72)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Durant, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Holmes County (55.1%).

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

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

In Holmes County, Durant ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 67 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 Durant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Durant
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Durant	—	63.0% (±20.6 points)	—
Goodman	8.5 mi	57.0% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different
West	9.1 mi	20.0% (±113.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lexington	11 mi	24.8% (±23.2 points)	Lower
Pickens	15 mi	44.7% (±35.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kosciusko	16 mi	59.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vaiden	18 mi	30.9% (±33.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tchula	22 mi	48.8% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cruger	27 mi	76.7% (±57.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lexington, MS (24.8%).

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 Holmes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cruger	76.7% (±57.2 points)
2	Durant	63.0% (±20.6 points)
3	Goodman	57.0% (±25.2 points)
4	Tchula	48.8% (±20.8 points)
5	Pickens	44.7% (±35.6 points)
6	Lexington	24.8% (±23.2 points)
7	West	20.0% (±113.4 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 Durant

Are renters in Durant rent-burdened?

63.0% of renting households in Durant 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 Durant spend on rent?

The median renting household in Durant, MS spends 39.6% (±19.2 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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