McComb vs Osyka

A side-by-side comparison of McComb and Osyka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McComb has the higher population (12,202 vs 368 in Osyka). McComb has the higher median home value ($102,100 vs $86,000 in Osyka). Since 2019, McComb's population has grown faster (-4.1% vs -23.3%).

Population, income & housing

	McComb	Osyka
Population	12,202	368
Median age	36.0 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,515	—
Median home value	$102,100	$86,000
Median gross rent	$803	$578
Housing units	5,879	208
Homeownership rate	49.9%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McComb	Osyka
Population	12,725 → 12,202 (-4.1%)	480 → 368 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$27,823 → $40,515 (+45.6%)	$22,500 → $28,724 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $102,100 (+15.0%)	$82,000 → $86,000 (+4.9%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $803 (+15.5%)	$635 → $578 (-9.0%)

McComb

Population

12,72512,202

Median household income

$27,823$40,515

Median home value

$88,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$695$803

Osyka

Population

480368

Median household income

$22,500$28,724

Median home value

$82,000$86,000

Median gross rent

$635$578

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McComb	Osyka
Under 5	8.3%	9.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.0%
75 and over	7.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McComb	Osyka
White (non-Hispanic)	21.8%	28.0%
Black or African American	75.0%	62.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.5%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McComb	Osyka
No high school diploma	15.2%	46.7%
High school graduate	35.3%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McComb	Osyka
Drove alone	77.2%	84.1%
Carpooled	17.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	5.3%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McComb	Osyka
1-unit, detached	62.5%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	McComb	Osyka
Poverty rate	25.8%	40.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1974	1969