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Active Weather Alerts
1
Special Marine Warning (statewide feed)
Population & People
Population
10,573
Median age
34
Median household income
$28,157
Poverty rate
46.7%
Unemployment rate
12.7%
Bachelor's degree+
13.4%
Avg. commute
22 min
Hispanic or Latino
0.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$103,000
Median gross rent
$767/mo
Homeownership rate
32.98%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$924
HUD Fair Market Rent (Mississippi statewide average across 82 areas — not specific to Yazoo City), 2026. Efficiency $751, 1BR $782, 2BR $924, 3BR $1177, 4BR $1295. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Mississippi commercial electricity
13.03¢/kWh
Mississippi industrial electricity
7.38¢/kWh
Mississippi residential electricity
14.03¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
165069.3
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
125356.9
All-Transactions House Price Index for Mississippi
430.59
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Source: FRED, Mississippi-specific series.