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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Kiln, MS compare?
| Figure | Kiln, MS |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 2,224 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 169 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 2.3 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 23.4% |
| Measure | Kiln, MS |
|---|---|
| Total population | 2,016±513 |
| Median age | 56.1±9.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9%±3.1 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 94.5%±5.7 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 2.5%±3.3 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.2 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 0.0%±2.2 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 8.1%±4.6 pts |
| Median household income | $71,875±$40,054 |
| Per capita income | $31,433±$6,442 |
| People below the poverty line | 18.2%±9.2 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8%±5.3 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $167,500±$55,405 |
| Median gross rent | $1,403±$488 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 35.6%±37.8 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 85.8%±9.4 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.8%±1.3 pts |
| Worked from home | 22.9%±23.7 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 75.1%±23.4 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±4.7 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 30.9 min±11.1 |
| No health insurance coverage | 11.7%±6.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov