What percentage of people rent in Starkville, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Starkville, MS, 2020–2024
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66.1% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Starkville, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,929 renting households against 4,075 that own their home.

In Starkville, the share of households that rent went from 57.3% in 2015–2019 to 66.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 66.1% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 7,929 (±532)
Median renter income: $26,629 (±$4,940)

Who rents and who owns in Starkville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Starkville	Oktibbeha County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	66.1% (±3.2 points)	52.0% (±2.4 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,929 (±532)	11,362 (±588)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,075 (±384)	10,478 (±528)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,629 (±$4,940)	$27,168 (±$3,864)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,664 (±$20,927)	$93,196 (±$7,566)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Starkville, the renter share is higher than in Oktibbeha County (52.0%).

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

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

In Oktibbeha County, Starkville ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 335.

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

How renting in Starkville 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	57.3% (±3.0 points)	66.1% (±3.2 points)	+8.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$776 (±$27)	$916 (±$34)	+18.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,048 (±$4,091)	$42,125 (±$5,076)	+20.2%	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 Starkville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Starkville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Starkville	—	66.1% (±3.2 points)	—
Artesia	11 mi	48.5% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	14 mi	39.1% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Sturgis	15 mi	10.7% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Maben	16 mi	68.3% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crawford	16 mi	9.4% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Mathiston	18 mi	29.6% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Brooksville	21 mi	29.6% (±17.1 points)	Lower
Mantee	22 mi	27.3% (±11.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Point, MS (39.1%), Sturgis, MS (10.7%), Crawford, MS (9.4%).

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

Households that rent across Oktibbeha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Maben	68.3% (±17.4 points)
2	Starkville	66.1% (±3.2 points)
3	Sturgis	10.7% (±13.6 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 Starkville

How many renters are there in Starkville?

Starkville has an estimated 7,929 (±532) renting households, 66.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Starkville?

In Starkville, the share of households that rent went from 57.3% in 2015–2019 to 66.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Starkville?

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

How much do renters earn in Starkville?

The median renting household in Starkville, MS has an income of $26,629 (±$4,940) a year, against $115,664 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 Starkville city, Mississippi (place:70240, 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.