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

Name: Rent burden in Southaven, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.9% (±6.9 points) of renting households in Southaven, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.9% (±6.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.0% (±6.2 points)
Median share of income: 30.0% (±3.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Southaven

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Southaven	DeSoto County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	7.2% (±3.0 points)	8.7%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.5% (±5.3 points)	12.0%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.9% (±5.2 points)	14.7%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.4% (±3.2 points)	12.7%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.9% (±3.0 points)	10.4%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	42.0% (±6.2 points)	41.5%	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.

Southaven against DeSoto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southaven	DeSoto County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.9% (±6.9 points)	51.9% (±4.9 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.0% (±6.2 points)	41.5% (±4.1 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.0% (±3.4 points)	30.9% (±1.8 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,094 (±$5,912)	$51,436 (±$4,215)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,445 (±$50)	$1,451 (±$33)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Southaven, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from DeSoto County (51.9%).

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

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

In DeSoto County, Southaven ranks 5 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 149 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 Southaven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southaven
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Southaven	—	49.9% (±6.9 points)	—
Horn Lake	4.1 mi	57.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgetown	5.9 mi	0.0% (±91.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hernando	7.1 mi	56.2% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lynchburg	7.4 mi	60.3% (±64.4 points)	Not measurably different
Olive Branch	7.7 mi	41.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Walls	11 mi	70.8% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Memphis	11 mi	55.7% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Germantown	14 mi	53.2% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 DeSoto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Walls	70.8% (±30.5 points)
2	Lynchburg	60.3% (±64.4 points)
3	Horn Lake	57.1% (±9.5 points)
4	Hernando	56.2% (±21.6 points)
5	Southaven	49.9% (±6.9 points)
6	Olive Branch	41.1% (±10.6 points)
7	Bridgetown	0.0% (±91.6 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 Southaven

Are renters in Southaven rent-burdened?

49.9% of renting households in Southaven 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 Southaven spend on rent?

The median renting household in Southaven, MS spends 30.0% (±3.4 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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