What is the population of Starkville, Mississippi?

The population of Starkville, Mississippi is 22,853.

What is the median household income in Starkville, Mississippi?

The median household income in Starkville, Mississippi is $37,960, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Starkville, Mississippi is $94,778, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Starkville, Mississippi is 5.5%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income F

Education B

Metric	Starkville	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Population	22,853	2,949,037	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	818.7	60.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.78%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	27.0	36.3	37.1
Households	8,992	1,131,698	128,459,983

Year	Starkville

Group	Share

Starkville has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Starkville	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$37,960	$55,084	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.45%	4.47%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Starkville	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$94,778	$119,791	$242,182
Median rent	$848	$923	$1,342
Homeownership rate	36.4%	69.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Starkville	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.9	21.4	22.5
Work from home	7.5%	5.3%	13.4%

Starkville has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Starkville	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	21.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.52	2.54

Starkville has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Starkville	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.6	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.1%	23.5%	16.3%
Smokers	16.8%	22.1%	19.0%