What percentage of people rent in Port Gibson, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Port Gibson, MS, 2020–2024
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36.0% (±12.6 points) of the occupied homes in Port Gibson, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 206 renting households against 367 that own their home.

In Port Gibson, the share of households that rent went from 51.1% in 2015–2019 to 36.0% in 2020–2024 (−15.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.0% (±12.6 points)
Renting households: 206 (±89)

Who rents and who owns in Port Gibson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Gibson	Claiborne County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.0% (±12.6 points)	23.5% (±5.4 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	206 (±89)	706 (±176)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	367 (±97)	2,302 (±195)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.9)	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$22,222 (±$8,328)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$48,008 (±$10,239)	$36,761 (±$4,315)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Port Gibson, the renter share is not measurably different from Claiborne County (23.5%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 154 of 335.

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

How renting in Port Gibson 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	51.1% (±8.3 points)	36.0% (±12.6 points)	−15.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$625 (±$30)	$497 (±$333)	−20.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$26,625 (±$13,461)	$42,656 (±$23,856)	+60.2%	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 Port Gibson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Gibson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Port Gibson	—	36.0% (±12.6 points)	—
St. Joseph	15 mi	25.0% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Newellton	17 mi	45.5% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fayette	17 mi	40.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Utica	24 mi	25.2% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Delta	25 mi	42.4% (±28.0 points)	Not measurably different
Waterproof	26 mi	24.0% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Vicksburg	26 mi	45.0% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mound	26 mi	8.7% (±16.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mound, LA (8.7%).

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

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 Port Gibson

How many renters are there in Port Gibson?

Port Gibson has an estimated 206 (±89) renting households, 36.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Port Gibson?

In Port Gibson, the share of households that rent went from 51.1% in 2015–2019 to 36.0% in 2020–2024 (−15.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Port Gibson?

A renting household in Port Gibson has 2.6 people on average, against 2.0 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 Port Gibson city, Mississippi (place:59560, 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.