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West Hattiesburg, MS

6,715Residents
$39,366Median household income
$978/moMedian gross rent
$213,700Median home value
28.8Median age
31%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
42%Homes lived in by their owners
5.4×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 30% of the median household income in West Hattiesburg.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $39,000 a year. In Mississippi that leaves roughly $2,663 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.