Mississippi State vs Starkville

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

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

Starkville has the higher population (25,611 vs 4,367 in Mississippi State). Since 2019, Mississippi State's population has grown faster (+23.3% vs +0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Mississippi State	Starkville
Population	4,367	25,611
Median age	19.1 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,751
Median home value	—	$265,900
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	71	14,434
Homeownership rate	—	35.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	50.9%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mississippi State	Starkville
Population	3,542 → 4,367 (+23.3%)	25,387 → 25,611 (+0.9%)
Median household income	—	$35,048 → $39,751 (+13.4%)
Median home value	—	$176,900 → $265,900 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,106 (-2.9%)	$776 → $875 (+12.8%)

Mississippi State

Population

3,5424,367

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,106

Starkville

Population

25,38725,611

Median household income

$35,048$39,751

Median home value

$176,900$265,900

Median gross rent

$776$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mississippi State	Starkville
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	0.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	98.1%	28.6%
25 to 34	1.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mississippi State	Starkville
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	58.9%
Black or African American	25.9%	31.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mississippi State	Starkville
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	0.0%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mississippi State	Starkville
Drove alone	43.3%	82.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.7%
Walked	34.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mississippi State	Starkville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	43.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Mississippi State	Starkville
Poverty rate	—	32.5%
Average household size	—	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	—	1989