What percentage of people rent in New Hope, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in New Hope, MS, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in New Hope, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 276 renting households against 1,093 that own their home.

In New Hope, the share of households that rent went from 8.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (+11.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.2% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 276 (±142)
Median renter income: $47,411 (±$23,785)

Who rents and who owns in New Hope

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Hope	Lowndes County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.2% (±9.0 points)	38.7% (±2.3 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	276 (±142)	8,908 (±594)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,093 (±169)	14,098 (±557)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.8)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,411 (±$23,785)	$36,090 (±$2,736)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,576 (±$10,282)	$69,626 (±$4,695)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In New Hope, the renter share is lower than in Lowndes County (38.7%).

It is also lower than in Mississippi (30.0%).

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

In Lowndes County, New Hope ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 264 of 335.

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

How renting in New Hope 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	8.4% (±4.4 points)	20.2% (±9.0 points)	+11.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$804 (±$501)	$989 (±$283)	+23.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,904 (±$10,461)	$79,577 (±$16,828)	+26.5%	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 New Hope

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Hope
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Hope	—	20.2% (±9.0 points)	—
Columbus	5.1 mi	52.2% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Ethelsville	7.9 mi	18.5% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Columbus AFB	13 mi	100.0% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Pickensville	16 mi	14.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Caledonia	16 mi	36.9% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Millport	16 mi	32.4% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Artesia	17 mi	48.5% (±20.1 points)	Higher
Crawford	19 mi	9.4% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Columbus, MS (52.2%), Columbus AFB, MS (100.0%), Caledonia, MS (36.9%).

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

Households that rent across Lowndes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Columbus AFB	100.0% (±8.9 points)
2	Columbus	52.2% (±3.6 points)
3	Artesia	48.5% (±20.1 points)
4	Caledonia	36.9% (±11.4 points)
5	New Hope	20.2% (±9.0 points)
6	Crawford	9.4% (±10.3 points)

New Hope is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 New Hope

How many renters are there in New Hope?

New Hope has an estimated 276 (±142) renting households, 20.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Hope?

In New Hope, the share of households that rent went from 8.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (+11.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in New Hope?

A renting household in New Hope has 2.2 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Hope?

The median renting household in New Hope, MS has an income of $47,411 (±$23,785) a year, against $88,576 for households that own their 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 New Hope CDP, Mississippi (place:51400, 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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