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Place dossier plate
SheetMS-MISSISSIPPI-VALLEY-STATE-UNIVERSITY-MS · Mississippi Valley State University, MS 750 pop · income 54th 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 Mississippi Valley State University
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Mississippi Valley State University on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Crowder · lowest
20,781
Crowder · lowest
20,781 median HH income
8.7% of the leader · rank #1
Bayou Cane · near
73,235
Bayou Cane · near
73,235 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #2
Oak Grove · near
73,237
Oak Grove · near
73,237 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #3
Jordan · near
73,237
Jordan · near
73,237 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #4
Fremont · near
73,239
Fremont · near
73,239 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #5
Mississippi V… · this city
73,242
Mississippi V… · this city
73,242 median HH income
30.6% of the leader · rank #6
Laytonsville · highest
239,444
Laytonsville · highest
239,444 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
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Mississippi Valley State University on ACS population and median household income
. 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: 750.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Mississippi Valley State University lands in the 54th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
54th
percentile, household income
0th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Mississippi's Mississippi Valley State University is a small town, with 750 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $73,242 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 21.2 years. Educational attainment runs 92.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 49.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Mississippi run below the national norm: the state registers 87.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. 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 Mississippi Valley State University workers runs 16.3 minutes, with 57.6% driving alone and 1.6% 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 Mississippi Valley State University'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 comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Mississippi Valley State University, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Mississippi Valley State University?
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.
Within Mississippi, the closest population matches are Myrtle (751 residents, $59,375 income); New Houlka (754 residents, $47,981 income); Crowder (745 residents, $20,781 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Kenwood, CA (750 residents); Winter Park, CO (750 residents); Ashmore, IL (750 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.
What does the journey to work look like in Mississippi Valley State University?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 57.6%. The reported mean trip to work is 16.3 minutes.
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.
Above median income · poverty 0.0% (Very low poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
87.0 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Mississippi average
A
City profile score · Mississippi Valley State University, MS
85/100
4 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.
Poverty rate A+
0.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A+
92.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
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.
Household income C-
$73,242
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Mississippi Valley State University profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 100/100 (A+) · 92.5%
Cost of living: 97/100 (A+) · 87.0 index
Household income: 53/100 (C-) · $73,242
How does Mississippi Valley State University compare to other US cities?
Where Mississippi Valley State University sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income54% higher than other cities
Median rent0% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Mississippi Valley State University 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 Mississippi Valley State University near the bottom of Mississippi's cities
Among the 395 Mississippi cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Mississippi Valley State University ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Mississippi Valley State University only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#46 of 345
87th percentile in Mississippi
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 395
0th percentile in Mississippi
Poverty Rate
#346 of 393
0th percentile in Mississippi
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1 of 394
100th 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
54th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$73,242Mississippi Valley State University, MS median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Mississippi Valley State University, 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 Mississippi Valley State University, MS.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)92.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)49.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
750
Median Income
$73,242
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
21.2
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
49.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
92.5%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
16.3 minutes
Drive Alone
57.6%
Carpool
21.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
19.3%
Work from Home
1.6%
Based on 373 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 Mississippi Valley State University. 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 Mississippi Valley State University 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 Mississippi Valley State University sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Mississippi Valley State University 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, 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.