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

Name: Rent burden in Pearl, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.0% (±9.0 points) of renting households in Pearl, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.0% (±9.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.0% (±7.5 points)
Median share of income: 33.3% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pearl

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pearl	Rankin County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	9.4% (±4.7 points)	14.4%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.2% (±5.6 points)	12.0%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.3% (±7.0 points)	13.3%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.0% (±5.8 points)	10.3%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.0% (±4.9 points)	9.7%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	46.0% (±7.5 points)	40.4%	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.

Pearl against Rankin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pearl	Rankin County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.0% (±9.0 points)	50.1% (±5.1 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.0% (±7.5 points)	40.4% (±4.5 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.3% (±3.1 points)	30.0% (±2.2 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,745 (±$2,299)	$45,457 (±$4,438)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,175 (±$60)	$1,270 (±$59)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Pearl, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Rankin County (50.1%).

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

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

In Rankin County, Pearl ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 91 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 Pearl

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pearl
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pearl	—	58.0% (±9.0 points)	—
Flowood	4.5 mi	52.6% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Richland	4.9 mi	59.0% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brandon	5.9 mi	36.9% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Jackson	7.7 mi	60.4% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Florence	8.3 mi	58.9% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
Robinhood	8.8 mi	48.1% (±48.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cleary	10 mi	85.3% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgeland	11 mi	53.6% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brandon, MS (36.9%).

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 Rankin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cleary	85.3% (±32.0 points)
2	Richland	59.0% (±18.4 points)
3	Florence	58.9% (±30.1 points)
4	Pearl	58.0% (±9.0 points)
5	Flowood	52.6% (±13.5 points)
6	Robinhood	48.1% (±48.9 points)
7	Puckett	46.5% (±35.0 points)
8	Pelahatchie	38.4% (±24.5 points)
9	Brandon	36.9% (±8.9 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 Pearl

Are renters in Pearl rent-burdened?

58.0% of renting households in Pearl 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 Pearl spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pearl, MS spends 33.3% (±3.1 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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