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Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2024

Jackson, MS had the highest housing units of 41 cities in 2024, at 74,871. Petal, MS had the lowest, at 4,357. The median was 8,913 and the figure for Mississippi was 1.34 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74,871Jackson, MS
Lowest4,357Petal, MS
Median8,91341 cities
Mississippi1,341,114History

All cities, 2024

Jackson, MS: 74,871 countJackson, MS74,871Gulfport, MS: 33,837 countGulfport, MS33,837Hattiesburg, MS: 23,300 countHattiesburg, MS23,300Southaven, MS: 23,046 countSouthaven, MS23,046Biloxi, MS: 23,033 countBiloxi, MS23,033Olive Branch, MS: 17,793 countOlive Branch, MS17,793Meridian, MS: 17,677 countMeridian, MS17,677Tupelo, MS: 17,578 countTupelo, MS17,578Oxford, MS: 16,717 countOxford, MS16,717Starkville, MS: 14,407 countStarkville, MS14,407Greenville, MS: 13,918 countGreenville, MS13,918Pearl, MS: 12,059 countPearl, MS12,059Columbus, MS: 11,850 countColumbus, MS11,850Ridgeland, MS: 11,728 countRidgeland, MS11,728Clinton, MS: 10,993 countClinton, MS10,993Horn Lake, MS: 10,987 countHorn Lake, MS10,987Vicksburg, MS: 10,478 countVicksburg, MS10,478Pascagoula, MS: 10,309 countPascagoula, MS10,309Madison, MS: 10,214 countMadison, MS10,214Brandon, MS: 9,699 countBrandon, MS9,699Ocean Springs, MS: 8,913 countOcean Springs, MS8,913Gautier, MS: 8,157 countGautier, MS8,157Natchez, MS: 7,813 countNatchez, MS7,813Laurel, MS: 7,805 countLaurel, MS7,805Long Beach, MS: 7,785 countLong Beach, MS7,785Corinth, MS: 7,411 countCorinth, MS7,411Clarksdale, MS: 7,082 countClarksdale, MS7,082Hernando, MS: 7,081 countHernando, MS7,081Greenwood, MS: 6,807 countGreenwood, MS6,807McComb, MS: 6,477 countMcComb, MS6,477Bay St. Louis, MS: 6,418 countBay St. Louis, MS6,418Grenada, MS: 5,983 countGrenada, MS5,983Moss Point, MS: 5,865 countMoss Point, MS5,865Brookhaven, MS: 5,695 countBrookhaven, MS5,695Byram, MS: 5,657 countByram, MS5,657Picayune, MS: 5,574 countPicayune, MS5,574D'Iberville, MS: 5,390 countD'Iberville, MS5,390Canton, MS: 5,203 countCanton, MS5,203Flowood, MS: 4,929 countFlowood, MS4,929Cleveland, MS: 4,904 countCleveland, MS4,904Petal, MS: 4,357 countPetal, MS4,357Jackson, MS: 74,871 countJackson, MS74,871Gulfport, MS: 33,837 countGulfport, MS33,837Hattiesburg, MS: 23,300 countHattiesburg, MS23,300Southaven, MS: 23,046 countSouthaven, MS23,046Biloxi, MS: 23,033 countBiloxi, MS23,033Olive Branch, MS: 17,793 countOlive Branch, MS17,793Meridian, MS: 17,677 countMeridian, MS17,677Tupelo, MS: 17,578 countTupelo, MS17,578Oxford, MS: 16,717 countOxford, MS16,717Starkville, MS: 14,407 countStarkville, MS14,407Greenville, MS: 13,918 countGreenville, MS13,918Pearl, MS: 12,059 countPearl, MS12,059Columbus, MS: 11,850 countColumbus, MS11,850Ridgeland, MS: 11,728 countRidgeland, MS11,728Clinton, MS: 10,993 countClinton, MS10,993Horn Lake, MS: 10,987 countHorn Lake, MS10,987Vicksburg, MS: 10,478 countVicksburg, MS10,478Pascagoula, MS: 10,309 countPascagoula, MS10,309Madison, MS: 10,214 countMadison, MS10,214Brandon, MS: 9,699 countBrandon, MS9,699Ocean Springs, MS: 8,913 countOcean Springs, MS8,913Gautier, MS: 8,157 countGautier, MS8,157Natchez, MS: 7,813 countNatchez, MS7,813Laurel, MS: 7,805 countLaurel, MS7,805Long Beach, MS: 7,785 countLong Beach, MS7,785Corinth, MS: 7,411 countCorinth, MS7,411Clarksdale, MS: 7,082 countClarksdale, MS7,082Hernando, MS: 7,081 countHernando, MS7,081Greenwood, MS: 6,807 countGreenwood, MS6,807McComb, MS: 6,477 countMcComb, MS6,477Bay St. Louis, MS: 6,418 countBay St. Louis, MS6,418Grenada, MS: 5,983 countGrenada, MS5,983Moss Point, MS: 5,865 countMoss Point, MS5,865Brookhaven, MS: 5,695 countBrookhaven, MS5,695Byram, MS: 5,657 countByram, MS5,657Picayune, MS: 5,574 countPicayune, MS5,574D'Iberville, MS: 5,390 countD'Iberville, MS5,390Canton, MS: 5,203 countCanton, MS5,203Flowood, MS: 4,929 countFlowood, MS4,929Cleveland, MS: 4,904 countCleveland, MS4,904Petal, MS: 4,357 countPetal, MS4,357
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jackson, MS74,871-0.3%
2Gulfport, MS33,837+2%
3Hattiesburg, MS23,300+1.6%
4Southaven, MS23,046+2.5%
5Biloxi, MS23,033-0.6%
6Olive Branch, MS17,793+0.7%
7Meridian, MS17,677-1.1%
8Tupelo, MS17,5780%
9Oxford, MS16,717+1%
10Starkville, MS14,407-0.2%
11Greenville, MS13,918-1%
12Pearl, MS12,059-2.5%
13Columbus, MS11,850-0.8%
14Ridgeland, MS11,728+0.3%
15Clinton, MS10,993-1.4%
16Horn Lake, MS10,987+1.5%
17Vicksburg, MS10,478-1.9%
18Pascagoula, MS10,309+0.9%
19Madison, MS10,214+0.9%
20Brandon, MS9,699+2.8%
21Ocean Springs, MS8,913+2.7%
22Gautier, MS8,157-1.5%
23Natchez, MS7,813+1.7%
24Laurel, MS7,805+1.5%
25Long Beach, MS7,785+2.2%
26Corinth, MS7,411-2.2%
27Clarksdale, MS7,082-0.3%
28Hernando, MS7,081-2.6%
29Greenwood, MS6,807+1.7%
30McComb, MS6,477+10.2%
31Bay St. Louis, MS6,418+9%
32Grenada, MS5,983-2.2%
33Moss Point, MS5,865+2.7%
34Brookhaven, MS5,695+1.8%
35Byram, MS5,657+1.2%
36Picayune, MS5,574+3.5%
37D'Iberville, MS5,390-1%
38Canton, MS5,203+4.1%
39Flowood, MS4,929+6.7%
40Cleveland, MS4,904+1.2%
41Petal, MS4,357+1.8%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/mississippi-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Jackson, MS, with 74,871 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Petal, MS, with 4,357 in 2024.

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