What percentage of people rent in Ecru, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Ecru, MS, 2020–2024
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24.6% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ecru, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 374 that own their home.

In Ecru, the share of households that rent went from 34.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.6% in 2020–2024 (−10.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.6% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 122 (±56)

Who rents and who owns in Ecru

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ecru	Pontotoc County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.6% (±10.0 points)	30.2% (±3.7 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±56)	3,575 (±470)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	374 (±144)	8,244 (±482)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±1.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,789 (±$1,616)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,250 (±$29,111)	$69,048 (±$9,666)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Ecru, the renter share is not measurably different from Pontotoc County (30.2%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (30.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Pontotoc County, Ecru ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 239 of 335.

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

How renting in Ecru has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.9% (±10.6 points)	24.6% (±10.0 points)	−10.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$628 (±$210)	$797 (±$173)	+26.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,243 (±$6,917)	$65,000 (±$35,051)	+43.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ecru

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ecru
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ecru	—	24.6% (±10.0 points)	—
Pontotoc	6.8 mi	46.2% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Blue Springs	8.7 mi	37.0% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Thaxton	8.9 mi	12.6% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Albany	10.0 mi	38.3% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Sherman	11 mi	41.9% (±13.7 points)	Higher
Algoma	12 mi	10.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Toccopola	13 mi	6.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Myrtle	16 mi	52.4% (±18.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Algoma, MS (10.6%), Toccopola, MS (6.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pontotoc, MS (46.2%), New Albany, MS (38.3%), Sherman, MS (41.9%).

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

Households that rent across Pontotoc County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Pontotoc	46.2% (±9.6 points)
2	Sherman	41.9% (±13.7 points)
3	Ecru	24.6% (±10.0 points)
4	Thaxton	12.6% (±6.7 points)
5	Algoma	10.6% (±8.4 points)
6	Toccopola	6.4% (±6.2 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ecru

How many renters are there in Ecru?

Ecru has an estimated 122 (±56) renting households, 24.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ecru?

In Ecru, the share of households that rent went from 34.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.6% in 2020–2024 (−10.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ecru?

A renting household in Ecru has 3.0 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ecru town, Mississippi (place:21340, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.