Starkville

Population: 25,611
Median household income: $39,751
Median home value: $265,900

Located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, Starkville is a community with a population of 25,611. Its median household income of $39,751 runs below the Oktibbeha County figure of $43,482.

From 2019 to 2023, Starkville's population held roughly steady from 25,387 to 25,611, while its median home value rose 50.3% from $176,900 to $265,900.

50.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 35.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,611
Median age: 26.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,751
Median home value: $265,900
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 14,434
Homeownership rate: 35.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,38725,611

Median household income

$35,048$39,751

Median home value

$176,900$265,900

Median gross rent

$776$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,387	$35,048	$176,900	$776
2020	25,495	$35,300	$178,000	$788
2021	24,578	$34,391	$197,600	$796
2022	24,274	$36,076	$244,000	$861
2023	25,611	$39,751	$265,900	$875

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2428.6%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,138	4.4%
5 to 17	3,384	13.2%
18 to 24	7,314	28.6%
25 to 34	3,955	15.4%
35 to 44	2,789	10.9%
45 to 54	1,980	7.7%
55 to 64	2,090	8.2%
65 to 74	1,521	5.9%
75 and over	1,440	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,080	58.9%
Black or African American	8,175	31.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	0.2%
Asian	948	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	50	0.2%
Two or more races	417	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	860	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree27.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,112	8.1%
High school graduate	2,768	20.1%
Some college or associate's	2,879	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,253	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,763	27.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,738	82.7%
Carpooled	698	5.9%
Public transit	83	0.7%
Walked	155	1.3%
Bicycle	115	1.0%
Worked from home	884	7.5%
Other means	95	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,684	52.2%
15 to 29 min	3,000	27.6%
30 to 44 min	1,216	11.2%
45 to 59 min	374	3.4%
60+ min	610	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 32.5% (7,927 of 24,376)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,912	41.6%
Nonfamily households	6,883	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,795	81.7%
Vacant	2,639	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,229	35.9%
Renter-occupied	7,566	64.1%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units20.3%

5 to 19 units20.9%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,262	43.4%
1-unit, attached	557	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2,925	20.3%
5 to 19 units	3,014	20.9%
20 or more units	1,064	7.4%
Mobile home & other	612	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2870240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 33.4633, -88.8278