Maben vs Mississippi State

A side-by-side comparison of Maben and Mississippi State: population, income, housing, and more.

Maben and Mississippi State are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mississippi State has the higher population (4,367 vs 1,435 in Maben). Since 2019, Maben's population has grown faster (+112.6% vs +23.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Maben	Mississippi State
Population	1,435	4,367
Median age	22.2 yrs	19.1 yrs
Median household income	$28,816	—
Median home value	$72,200	—
Median gross rent	$533	—
Housing units	541	71
Homeownership rate	30.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maben	Mississippi State
Population	675 → 1,435 (+112.6%)	3,542 → 4,367 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$22,143 → $28,816 (+30.1%)	—
Median home value	$74,100 → $72,200 (-2.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$659 → $533 (-19.1%)	$1,139 → $1,106 (-2.9%)

Maben

Population

6751,435

Median household income

$22,143$28,816

Median home value

$74,100$72,200

Median gross rent

$659$533

Mississippi State

Population

3,5424,367

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maben	Mississippi State
Under 5	24.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	0.8%
18 to 24	11.5%	98.1%
25 to 34	6.1%	1.2%
35 to 44	16.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	5.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.6%	0.0%
75 and over	3.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maben	Mississippi State
White (non-Hispanic)	21.3%	65.0%
Black or African American	52.8%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maben	Mississippi State
No high school diploma	20.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	54.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maben	Mississippi State
Drove alone	63.2%	43.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	34.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maben	Mississippi State
1-unit, detached	59.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	16.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Maben	Mississippi State
Poverty rate	32.1%	—
Average household size	3.16	—
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1970	—