What percentage of people rent in Okolona, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Okolona, MS, 2020–2024
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57.1% (±8.9 points) of the occupied homes in Okolona, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 642 renting households against 482 that own their home.

In Okolona, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 57.1% in 2020–2024 (+16.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 57.1% (±8.9 points)
Renting households: 642 (±147)
Median renter income: $29,643 (±$16,646)

Who rents and who owns in Okolona

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Okolona	Chickasaw County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	57.1% (±8.9 points)	29.7% (±3.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	642 (±147)	1,982 (±271)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	482 (±115)	4,692 (±232)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,643 (±$16,646)	$34,691 (±$6,979)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$25,729 (±$5,789)	$49,327 (±$4,597)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Okolona, the renter share is higher than in Chickasaw County (29.7%).

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

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

In Chickasaw County, Okolona ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 335.

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

How renting in Okolona 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	40.8% (±7.5 points)	57.1% (±8.9 points)	+16.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$565 (±$49)	$582 (±$140)	+3.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$24,932 (±$5,319)	$26,042 (±$9,337)	+4.5%	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 Okolona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Okolona
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Okolona	—	57.1% (±8.9 points)	—
Shannon	8.2 mi	38.5% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Nettleton	8.8 mi	28.5% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Verona	13 mi	72.7% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Plantersville	15 mi	64.8% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Amory	15 mi	37.6% (±7.4 points)	Lower
New Houlka	16 mi	40.4% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Houston	16 mi	45.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Aberdeen	16 mi	33.4% (±9.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shannon, MS (38.5%), Nettleton, MS (28.5%), Amory, MS (37.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Verona, MS (72.7%).

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

Households that rent across Chickasaw County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Okolona	57.1% (±8.9 points)
2	Woodland	55.7% (±42.3 points)
3	Houston	45.2% (±9.5 points)
4	New Houlka	40.4% (±17.1 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 Okolona

How many renters are there in Okolona?

Okolona has an estimated 642 (±147) renting households, 57.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Okolona?

In Okolona, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 57.1% in 2020–2024 (+16.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Okolona?

A renting household in Okolona has 2.3 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Okolona?

The median renting household in Okolona, MS has an income of $29,643 (±$16,646) a year, against $25,729 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 Okolona city, Mississippi (place:53680, 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.