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Mississippi

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State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $20.01
Number of Renter Households 343,643
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 99,513
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 29%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 138,098
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 40%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$581/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$968/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$885/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,041/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 94 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Mississippi Mississippi Non-metropolitan areas Benton County HMFA Gulfport-Biloxi HMFA Hattiesburg MSA Holmes County HMFA Jackson HMFA Marshall County HMFA Memphis HMFA Pascagoula HMFA Scott County HMFA Simpson County HMFA Stone County HMFA Tate County HMFA Tunica County HMFA Yazoo County HMFA
Number of Households
Total 1,145,431 577,423 3,074 103,595 60,155 6,157 203,688 13,187 70,986 57,647 9,686 9,543 6,705 11,018 3,800 8,767
Renter 343,643 168,228 431 35,734 21,495 2,400 66,424 2,753 15,708 15,758 2,777 1,774 1,296 2,649 2,298 3,918
Percent Renters 30% 29% 14% 34% 36% 39% 33% 21% 22% 27% 29% 19% 19% 24% 60% 45%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $16.17 $14.24 $13.98 $15.12 $14.73 $14.10 $20.98 $16.15 $20.38 $17.87 $15.19 $11.38 $14.12 $15.87 $18.96 $14.33
One-Bedroom $17.02 $14.80 $14.77 $17.75 $17.08 $14.77 $21.10 $16.27 $22.19 $18.29 $15.29 $14.65 $14.21 $15.96 $20.63 $14.42
Two-Bedroom $20.01 $17.33 $16.19 $21.92 $20.13 $16.19 $24.77 $21.35 $24.50 $20.52 $18.31 $16.50 $18.63 $20.94 $22.81 $18.92
Three-Bedroom $25.41 $22.36 $22.25 $28.29 $25.92 $21.37 $29.69 $25.60 $32.37 $27.85 $21.94 $22.94 $22.35 $25.71 $27.35 $23.25
Four-Bedroom $28.06 $24.39 $24.69 $31.00 $26.65 $21.44 $32.79 $35.29 $37.67 $33.88 $24.23 $27.67 $27.54 $28.71 $30.19 $25.06
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $841 $741 $727 $786 $766 $733 $1,091 $840 $1,060 $929 $790 $592 $734 $825 $986 $745
One-Bedroom $885 $769 $768 $923 $888 $768 $1,097 $846 $1,154 $951 $795 $762 $739 $830 $1,073 $750
Two-Bedroom $1,041 $901 $842 $1,140 $1,047 $842 $1,288 $1,110 $1,274 $1,067 $952 $858 $969 $1,089 $1,186 $984
Three-Bedroom $1,322 $1,163 $1,157 $1,471 $1,348 $1,111 $1,544 $1,331 $1,683 $1,448 $1,141 $1,193 $1,162 $1,337 $1,422 $1,209
Four-Bedroom $1,459 $1,268 $1,284 $1,612 $1,386 $1,115 $1,705 $1,835 $1,959 $1,762 $1,260 $1,439 $1,432 $1,493 $1,570 $1,303
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $33,623 $29,626 $29,080 $31,440 $30,640 $29,320 $43,640 $33,600 $42,400 $37,160 $31,600 $23,680 $29,360 $33,000 $39,440 $29,800
One-Bedroom $35,397 $30,774 $30,720 $36,920 $35,520 $30,720 $43,880 $33,840 $46,160 $38,040 $31,800 $30,480 $29,560 $33,200 $42,920 $30,000
Two-Bedroom $41,623 $36,055 $33,680 $45,600 $41,880 $33,680 $51,520 $44,400 $50,960 $42,680 $38,080 $34,320 $38,760 $43,560 $47,440 $39,360
Three-Bedroom $52,863 $46,515 $46,280 $58,840 $53,920 $44,440 $61,760 $53,240 $67,320 $57,920 $45,640 $47,720 $46,480 $53,480 $56,880 $48,360
Four-Bedroom $58,367 $50,739 $51,360 $64,480 $55,440 $44,600 $68,200 $73,400 $78,360 $70,480 $50,400 $57,560 $57,280 $59,720 $62,800 $52,120
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 89 79 77 83 81 78 116 89 112 99 84 63 78 88 105 79
One-Bedroom 94 82 81 98 94 81 116 90 122 101 84 81 78 88 114 80
Two-Bedroom 110 96 89 121 111 89 137 118 135 113 101 91 103 116 126 104
Three-Bedroom 140 123 123 156 143 118 164 141 179 154 121 127 123 142 151 128
Four-Bedroom 155 135 136 171 147 118 181 195 208 187 134 153 152 158 167 138
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994 $994
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298 $298
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $23,232 $20,922 $18,900 $24,930 $23,940 $13,440 $27,420 $20,790 $27,810 $26,040 $17,700 $21,600 $25,440 $24,900 $13,650 $18,030
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $38,721 $34,869 $31,500 $41,550 $39,900 $22,400 $45,700 $34,650 $46,350 $43,400 $29,500 $36,000 $42,400 $41,500 $22,750 $30,050
Median Renter Household Income $36,741 $32,262 $36,613 $44,254 $40,976 $18,007 $38,574 $35,422 $54,028 $43,570 $31,784 $35,613 $43,203 $33,343 $35,205 $26,917
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $581 $523 $473 $623 $599 $336 $686 $520 $695 $651 $443 $540 $636 $623 $341 $451
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $968 $872 $788 $1,039 $998 $560 $1,143 $866 $1,159 $1,085 $738 $900 $1,060 $1,038 $569 $751
Median Renter Household Income $919 $807 $915 $1,106 $1,024 $450 $964 $886 $1,351 $1,089 $795 $890 $1,080 $834 $880 $673

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 15,190 $10.56
Fast Food and Counter Workers 31,220 $11.17
Cooks, Fast Food 11,170 $11.20
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 21,800 $11.79
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 8,320 $12.53
Cashiers 30,490 $13.04
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 15,940 $14.02
Retail Salespersons 38,400 $14.15
Security Guards 10,160 $14.42
Cooks, Restaurant 10,770 $14.61
Nursing Assistants 14,200 $15.57
Stockers and Order Fillers 23,420 $16.93
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $17.02
Office Clerks, General 17,600 $17.25
Customer Service Representatives 20,860 $17.98
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 30,750 $17.99
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 10,480 $18.05
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 14,720 $18.45
Construction Laborers 8,800 $18.63
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 11,330 $19.09
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 16,800 $19.31
All Occupations 1,163,030 $19.83
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $20.01
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 12,160 $21.17
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 9,640 $21.46
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 14,550 $21.91
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 13,020 $22.61
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 9,850 $24.81
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 24,160 $25.61
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 13,680 $28.85
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 8,230 $33.96
Registered Nurses 29,060 $38.09
General and Operations Managers 10,630 $52.72

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