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Mississippi

State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $20.03
Number of Renter Households 345,804
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
107,308
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
31%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
153,676
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
44%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$540/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$899/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$874/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,042/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 93 hours

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

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Mississippi
Number of Households
Total 1,121,269
Renter 345,804
Percent Renters 31%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $15.92
One-Bedroom $16.81
Two-Bedroom $20.03
Three-Bedroom $25.63
Four-Bedroom $28.66
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $828
One-Bedroom $874
Two-Bedroom $1,042
Three-Bedroom $1,333
Four-Bedroom $1,490
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $33,104
One-Bedroom $34,974
Two-Bedroom $41,671
Three-Bedroom $53,307
Four-Bedroom $59,608
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $7.25
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $377
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 88
One-Bedroom 93
Two-Bedroom 111
Three-Bedroom 141
Four-Bedroom 158
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $943
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $283
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $21,587
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $35,978
Median Renter Household Income $34,656
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $540
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $899
Median Renter Household Income $866

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 14,560 $10.01
Fast Food and Counter Workers 34,110 $10.64
Cashiers 35,510 $10.80
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 8,120 $11.24
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 17,310 $11.24
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 16,120 $12.64
Retail Salespersons 32,990 $13.61
Security Guards 10,300 $14.03
Cooks, Restaurant 9,740 $14.26
Nursing Assistants 11,610 $14.43
Office Clerks, General 19,210 $15.51
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 11,930 $16.06
Stockers and Order Fillers 28,170 $16.53
Customer Service Representatives 21,940 $16.59
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 14,520 $16.65
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 29,690 $16.72
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $16.81
Construction Laborers 7,500 $17.56
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 7,420 $17.88
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 17,950 $18.46
All Occupations 1,149,950 $18.47
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 13,090 $18.58
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 11,050 $18.85
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 8,580 $18.89
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 13,320 $19.27
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $20.03
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 9,380 $23.77
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 25,830 $23.86
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 11,770 $24.16
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 7,600 $26.02
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 9,240 $31.19
Registered Nurses 28,910 $34.16
General and Operations Managers 18,790 $37.98