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Place dossier plate
SheetMS-BYRAM-MS · Byram, MS 12,847 pop · income 55th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Byram
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Byram on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Greenwood · lowest
34,659
Greenwood · lowest
34,659 median HH income
23.0% of the leader · rank #1
Adrian · near
74,100
Adrian · near
74,100 median HH income
49.1% of the leader · rank #2
Byram · this city
74,103
Byram · this city
74,103 median HH income
49.1% of the leader · rank #3
Libertyville · near
74,107
Libertyville · near
74,107 median HH income
49.1% of the leader · rank #4
Arenas Valley · near
74,107
Arenas Valley · near
74,107 median HH income
49.1% of the leader · rank #5
West Winfield · near
74,107
West Winfield · near
74,107 median HH income
49.1% of the leader · rank #6
Solana Beach · highest
150,820
Solana Beach · highest
150,820 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Byram on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 12,847.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Byram - the verdict
Byram ranks in the 55th percentile for household income and the 62nd percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
55th
percentile, household income
36th
percentile, home value
0th
percentile, median rent
62nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Byram, MS
12,847 people live in Byram, Mississippi - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $74,103 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.2%. Home values in Byram run a median of $177,200, and the median resident age is 37.6 years. 34.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 66.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 50 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 213% from five years earlier. Byram reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1053.8 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Mississippi run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Mississippi scores 87.0 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $924 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Mississippi's average monthly utility costs around $223 (state average). The average commute for Byram workers runs 26.2 minutes, with 78.9% driving alone and 5.9% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 50.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Byram's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Byram, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Byram?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Which cities make useful reference points for Byram?
Within Mississippi, the closest population matches are D'Iberville (13,033 residents, $65,712 income); Grenada (12,484 residents, $42,470 income); McComb (12,202 residents, $40,515 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Pasadena Hills, FL (12,848 residents); Lakeside, VA (12,845 residents); Solana Beach, CA (12,841 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 26.2 minutes.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Byram?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1053.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 54% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Byram growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -334 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -2.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 50 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-2.6%
2025 estimate
12,707
2020 estimate
13,041
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 7.2% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
87.0 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Mississippi average
B-
City profile score · Byram, MS
67/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A+
87.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime B
96 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share B-
34.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C-
$74,103
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C-
7.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Byram profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 97/100 (A+) · 87.0 index
Violent crime: 72/100 (B) · 96 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 65/100 (B-) · 34.2%
Household income: 54/100 (C-) · $74,103
Poverty rate: 51/100 (C-) · 7.2%
Where Byram sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Byram's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Byram highlighted among 25 peers.Read the chart values
Byram, MS (this city): home $177,200, crime 1,054/100k
Solana Beach, CA : home $1,934,700, crime 1,271/100k
West Monroe, LA : home $174,400, crime 7,042/100k
Neosho, MO : home $148,600, crime 2,415/100k
Picayune, MS : home $146,500, crime 2,884/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Byram compare to other US cities?
Byram measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income55% higher than other cities
Home value36% pricier than other cities
Median rent0% pricier than other cities
Safety62% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Mississippi alone, Byram ranks #11 of 56 Mississippi cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Byram against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Mississippi only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Mississippi-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Byram near the bottom of Mississippi's cities
Among the 395 Mississippi cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Byram ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Byram only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#44 of 345
87th percentile in Mississippi
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 395
0th percentile in Mississippi
Median Home Value
#64 of 348
82nd percentile in Mississippi
Poverty Rate
#292 of 393
25th percentile in Mississippi
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#46 of 394
88th percentile in Mississippi
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Mississippi only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
55th percentile nationally for median household income · 62nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Byram's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Byram's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Byram's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$177,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 64% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Byram's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,436 of 15,516
More affordable than 78% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#273 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.4×, Byram sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,436 of 15,516 and #273 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$74,103Byram, MS median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Byram, MS median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Byram, MS.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
12,847
Median Income
$74,103
Median Home Value
$177,200
Median Age
37.6
Poverty Rate
7.2%
Labor force participation
66.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
34.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1053.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
95.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
958.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Byram's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
13,041 residents
2021
12,864 residents
2022
12,732 residents
2023
12,661 residents
2024
12,663 residents
2025
12,707 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
50
housing units authorized
Single-Family
50
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
16
16
0
$2.2M
2020
33
33
0
$6.1M
2021
79
79
0
$11.0M
2022
55
55
0
$8.1M
2023
46
46
0
$7.1M
2024
50
50
0
$7.6M
Permit volume increased 213% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
26.2 minutes
Drive Alone
78.9%
Carpool
13.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
5.9%
Other
2.0%
Based on 6,731 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Mississippi statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Mississippi at $223 (electricity about $135 , water and sewer about $38 ).
These are Mississippi statewide averages, not a meter reading for Byram. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Mississippi's BEA cost-of-living index is 87.0 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Byram is $924/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Mississippi statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.9 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Mississippi statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Byram sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Byram compares to similar-size Mississippi cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.