Starkville.
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Mississippi·Oktibbeha County
10 tracts·21K people·$300K median·763/mi²
White 53 · Black 36 · Asian 5 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1
Other 38 · Living alone 34 · Married couple 28
Health 39 · Leisure 18 · Professional 14 · Retail 12 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 24 · Service 15 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 10 · Work from home 8 · Walk 5 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Starkville is $299,900 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Starkville has 25,721 residents across 6 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 26.0; the population is 52.7% White, 36.0% Black, 4.6% Asian, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 50.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.7% (Census ACS).
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (45%); Overstreet Elementary School is the middle school with reported scores (53%); Starkville High School is the high school with reported scores (53%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $916/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Starkville is $42,125 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Starkville, median rent is $916/month and the median home value is $299,900 (Census ACS).
Starkville reported 0.7 violent crimes and 24.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Starkville are tornado (92), lightning (91) and cold wave (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Starkville, 4.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).