CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Starkville

Mississippi · 18,458 residents · 27.8 sq mi

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With 18,458 people, Starkville is a city in Mississippi. This is an unusually credentialed place: 41% of adults have a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 33.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 25.8. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,458

−16%vs 2000

vs 21,869 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.8

+3%vs 2000

vs 25.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

27.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,385)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(1,016)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,375)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.6%(3,981)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(3,274)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(2,077)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(1,442)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(1,043)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(987)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(480)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(236)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,749

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,590 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,198

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,272 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.5%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,100

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $473 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

43.0%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.0% in 2000

57.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64%(14,005)

Black29.9%(6,538)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(294)

Asian3.7%(819)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.7%(12,873)

Black26.8%(4,943)

Hispanic / Latino1%(179)

Asian3.2%(582)

Other0.3%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(637)

Cuban0.5%(134)

South American0.5%(128)

Colombian0.3%(78)

Central American0.3%(66)

Ecuadorian0.2%(41)

Honduran0.1%(36)

Guatemalan0.1%(30)

Peruvian0%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi2.1%(541)

Chinese0.9%(241)

Vietnamese0.5%(117)

Filipino0.4%(91)

Asian Indian0.3%(77)

Taiwanese0.3%(72)

Nepalese0.1%(14)

Japanese0%(12)

Korean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(18)

Samoan0.1%(13)

Ancestry

English16.1%(4,137)

German7.3%(1,890)

American7.2%(1,861)

Irish6.3%(1,615)

Italian3.3%(859)

Scottish2.6%(661)

Subsaharan African2.1%(536)

Scotch-Irish2%(510)

French1.3%(341)

Swedish1%(258)

Ghanaian1%(251)

Hungarian0.7%(189)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.7%(187)

Lebanese0.7%(187)

Norwegian0.6%(167)

British0.5%(129)

Polish0.5%(123)

Dutch0.4%(96)

Iranian0.3%(74)

Greek0.2%(63)

Welsh0.2%(59)

French Canadian0.2%(52)

Austrian0.2%(49)

Croatian0.2%(48)

West Indian0.1%(35)

Danish0.1%(29)

Australian0.1%(27)

Slovak0.1%(27)

Ukrainian0.1%(27)

Swiss0.1%(25)

Russian0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Czech0%(11)

Armenian0%(10)

Latvian0%(8)

Macedonian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.2%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.7%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.5 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.1%(6,071)

Married37.2%(3,952)

Widowed1.9%(203)

Divorced3.8%(405)

Women 15+

Never married52%(5,796)

Married33.8%(3,769)

Widowed6.9%(775)

Divorced7.3%(814)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)69.2%(902)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.4%(83)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.3%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.2%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,303 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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