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

Name: Rent burden in Wiggins, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.4% (±21.1 points) of renting households in Wiggins, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.4% (±21.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.1% (±19.4 points)
Median share of income: 40.1% (±17.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wiggins

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wiggins	Stone County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	10.8% (±9.6 points)	22.6%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.3% (±7.5 points)	13.1%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±13.5 points)	6.6%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.8% (±13.2 points)	8.6%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.3% (±8.2 points)	14.1%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	52.1% (±19.4 points)	34.8%	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.

Wiggins against Stone County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wiggins	Stone County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.4% (±21.1 points)	48.9% (±17.0 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.1% (±19.4 points)	34.8% (±12.1 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.1% (±17.7 points)	29.4% (±6.8 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,049 (±$4,973)	$41,130 (±$8,203)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$883 (±$58)	$936 (±$53)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Wiggins, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Stone County (48.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 97 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 Wiggins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wiggins
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wiggins	—	57.4% (±21.1 points)	—
Saucier	16 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lumberton	22 mi	72.2% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Poplarville	23 mi	22.2% (±14.2 points)	Lower
Lyman	24 mi	27.5% (±57.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Augusta	25 mi	75.5% (±55.6 points)	Not measurably different
Beaumont	25 mi	53.0% (±34.1 points)	Not measurably different
McLain	25 mi	82.2% (±57.2 points)	Not measurably different
Purvis	26 mi	60.8% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Poplarville, MS (22.2%).

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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wiggins

Are renters in Wiggins rent-burdened?

57.4% of renting households in Wiggins 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 Wiggins spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wiggins, MS spends 40.1% (±17.7 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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