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University, MS

University's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

4,899
Residents
$924
Median rent (state)
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Sheet MS-UNIVERSITY-MS · University, MS 4,899 pop

POP-VILLAGE · INC-UNK · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · HOME-UNK · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 4,899
  • INC-UNK Income pending
  • COL-BELOW 87.0
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for 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: 4,899.

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University - the verdict

University has 4,899 residents in Mississippi. Source: Census ACS.

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📝 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: University, MS

University is a small town in Mississippi, home to 4,899 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 19.2 years.

NOAA puts University's yearly average temperature at 61.9°F with 60.5 inches of precipitation per year and 1.2 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Mississippi run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Mississippi at 87.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $924 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Mississippi run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.9 out of 100 (Low).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of 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 work and mobility to climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For University, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

What does the journey to work look like in University?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 46.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.

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2. Climate and hazard context

What physical conditions frame life in University?

The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.

NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 61.9°F, with 60.5 inches of precipitation and 1.2 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Mississippi is 50.9 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.

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3. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for 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 Aberdeen (4,909 residents, $40,732 income); Carthage (4,859 residents, $47,304 income); Saltillo (4,962 residents, $84,063 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sulphur, OK (4,900 residents); Hillandale, MD (4,901 residents); Fellsmere, FL (4,902 residents). These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Population

4,899 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

N/A /yr

Census ACS B19013

Cost of Living Index (state)

87.0 (US=100)

Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Mississippi average

How does University compare to other US cities?

Here's how University stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Median rent 0% 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 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 University near the bottom of Mississippi's cities

Among the 395 Mississippi cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, University ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares University only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Gross Rent
#1 of 395
0th 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.

Income distribution context

Median household income is not available for University in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).

Key socioeconomic indicators

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 18.8%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,899
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
19.2
Poverty Rate
N/A
Labor force participation
18.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A

Climate

Avg Temperature
61.9°F
Annual Precipitation
60.5"
Annual Snowfall
1.2"

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
46.9%
Carpool
0.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
32.5%
Work from Home
20.0%

Based on 890 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 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 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 University sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How 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.

City Population Median Household Income
University (this city) 4,899 N/A
Aberdeen 4,909 $40,732
Carthage 4,859 $47,304
Saltillo 4,962 $84,063
NOAA Normals
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Citation & verification links Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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