What percentage of people rent in Yazoo City, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Yazoo City, MS, 2020–2024
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67.0% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Yazoo City, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,681 renting households against 1,319 that own their home.

In Yazoo City, the share of households that rent went from 55.3% in 2015–2019 to 67.0% in 2020–2024 (+11.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 67.0% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 2,681 (±298)
Median renter income: $23,452 (±$6,671)

Who rents and who owns in Yazoo City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yazoo City	Yazoo County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	67.0% (±4.5 points)	44.7% (±3.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,681 (±298)	3,918 (±381)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,319 (±202)	4,849 (±360)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,452 (±$6,671)	$25,625 (±$5,503)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$53,625 (±$24,295)	$61,712 (±$7,493)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Yazoo City, the renter share is higher than in Yazoo County (44.7%).

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

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

In Yazoo County, Yazoo City ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 335.

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

How renting in Yazoo City 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	55.3% (±5.2 points)	67.0% (±4.5 points)	+11.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$625 (±$37)	$767 (±$105)	+22.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$24,688 (±$1,543)	$28,157 (±$4,426)	+14.1%	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 Yazoo City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yazoo City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Yazoo City	—	67.0% (±4.5 points)	—
Eden	9.7 mi	26.0% (±25.0 points)	Lower
Louise	13 mi	0.0% (±35.5 points)	Lower
Bentonia	15 mi	64.7% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Satartia	15 mi	14.3% (±30.6 points)	Lower
Silver City	17 mi	35.5% (±21.1 points)	Lower
Belzoni	22 mi	30.3% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Flora	23 mi	53.8% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tchula	25 mi	54.1% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Eden, MS (26.0%), Louise, MS (0.0%), Satartia, MS (14.3%).

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

Households that rent across Yazoo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Yazoo City	67.0% (±4.5 points)
2	Bentonia	64.7% (±22.3 points)
3	Eden	26.0% (±25.0 points)
4	Satartia	14.3% (±30.6 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 Yazoo City

How many renters are there in Yazoo City?

Yazoo City has an estimated 2,681 (±298) renting households, 67.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Yazoo City?

In Yazoo City, the share of households that rent went from 55.3% in 2015–2019 to 67.0% in 2020–2024 (+11.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Yazoo City?

A renting household in Yazoo City has 2.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Yazoo City?

The median renting household in Yazoo City, MS has an income of $23,452 (±$6,671) a year, against $53,625 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 Yazoo City city, Mississippi (place:81520, 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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