Mississippi, United States

Living In Mississippi Pros & Cons, Cost of Living, Crime Rate, Demographics

Living In Mississippi, USA
Moving to Mississippi In USA? Find out the best and worst about to live, raise a family or retire in Mississippi, the Pros and Cons of Living in Mississippi.

Explore the life in Mississippi based on crime, public schools, cost of living, real estate, housing, properties, job opportunities, and local amenities data and Statistics.

  1. Overview - Life In Mississippi
  2. Pros and Cons of Living In Mississippi
  3. Crime In Mississippi
  4. Cost of Living In Mississippi
  5. Gender In Mississippi
  6. Household Income For Mississippi
  7. Education In Mississippi
  8. Race & Ethnicity In Mississippi
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Population
2981840
Unemployment
7.13%
Poverty
19.58%
Overall Score
4
Median Home
$125500
67% NAT AVG.
Median Income
$46511
31% NAT AVG.
Median Rent
$789
32% NAT AVG.
Cost Of Living
82
18% NAT AVG.
Pros & Cons Overview

Jobs20%

Housing70%

Affordability90%

Safety80%

Amenities60%

Diversity95%

Education30%

Commute80%

Is Mississippi safe place to live in USA?
The overall crime rate in Mississippi is 2% higher than national average. The violent crime rate of Mississippi is 25% lower than national average. While the property crime rate of Mississippi is 7% higher than national average. You have 1 in 345 chance of being victim of violent crime. You have 1 in 48 chance of being victim of property crime.
Crime Cases
70989
Violent : 8638
Property : 62351
Total Crime
2% NAT. AVG.
2392.79 (per 100k)
Violent Crime
25% NAT. AVG.
291.16 (per 100k)
Property Crime
7% NAT. AVG.
2101.63 (per 100k)
Chance Of Being A Victim Of Crime In Mississippi
Violent crime
1 in 345
Property crime
1 in 48
Robbery
1 in 2101
Burglary
1 in 206
Assault
1 in 518
Car Theft
1 in 490
Mississippi : Property Crime Ranking
Ranking Total
Crime
Property
Crime
Burglary Larceny Car
Thefts
In USA 26 23 45 25 29
Mississippi : Violent Crime Ranking
Ranking Violent
Crime
Murder Robbery Assault Rape
In USA 37 48 33 35 22

Violent Crime


Crime Type Count Mississippi
Country
Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime 8638 291.16 387.8
Murder 315 10.62 6.5
Robbery 1419 47.83 73.9
Assault 5756 194.01 279.7
Rape 1148 38.7 27.7
Property Crime


Crime Type Count Mississippi
Country
Per 100,000 People
Property Crime 62351 2101.63 1,958.2
Burglary 14488 488.34 314.2
Larceny 41780 1408.26 1,398
Car Theft 6083 205.04 246
Violent Crime Comparison
Property Crime Comparison
Gender
Cost of Living
Household Income
Income Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.4% 8.3%
Cost of Living
Expense Mississippi National Avg.
Services 95% 100%
Groceries 94% 100%
Health 90% 100%
Housing 64% 100%
Transportation 89% 100%
Utilities 97% 100%
Gender
Gender Mississippi Country
Female 51.6% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 49.2%
Education
Education Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 27.0%
Other College 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1.0%
Race / Ethnicity
Ethnicity Mississippi Country
White 56.4% 60.1%
African American 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 3.2% 18.2%
List Of Cities
A
  Amory     Aberdeen  

B
  Biloxi     Brandon     Bay St. Louis     Brookhaven     Byram     Booneville     Batesville     Baldwyn     Beechwood  

C
  Clinton     Columbus     Clarksdale     Corinth     Canton     Cleveland     Columbia     Carthage     Crystal Springs     Collins  

D

E
  Ellisville     Escatawpa  

F
  Flowood     Forest     Florence     Fulton  

G
  Gulfport     Greenville     Gautier     Greenwood     Grenada     Gulf Hills     Gulf Park Estates  

H
  Hattiesburg     Horn Lake     Hernando     Holly Springs     Hazlehurst     Houston  

I
  Indianola     Iuka  

J
  Jackson  

K
  Kosciusko  

L
  Laurel     Long Beach     Latimer     Louisville     Leakesville     Leland     Lucedale  

M
  Meridian     Madison     Moss Point     Mccomb     Magee     Morton     Mississippi State     Macon     Mendenhall     Magnolia  

N
  Natchez     New Albany     New Hope     Newton  

O
  Olive Branch     Oxford     Ocean Springs  

P
  Pearl     Pascagoula     Picayune     Petal     Philadelphia     Pass Christian     Pontotoc     Pearl River  

Q

R
  Ridgeland     Richland     Ripley  

S
  Southaven     Starkville     St. Martin     Senatobia     Saltillo  

T
  Tupelo     Tutwiler  

U
  University  

V
  Vicksburg     Vancleave     Verona  

W
  West Point     Waveland     West Hattiesburg     Waynesboro     Wiggins     Winona     Water Valley  

X

Y
  Yazoo City  

Z