Golden, Mississippi

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–2% to the 123 homes here.

0–2

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Down 1.6% since 2020.

185

people, the 271st-largest of Mississippi's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Mississippi's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

98.1%

of 211 jobs located in Golden are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$770

a month. Mississippi's median is $954.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $472 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Tishomingo County.
- $438 Tract 9504.01
- $910 Tract 9503.01
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$664–$997

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $770 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

68% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 68% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–2% to the 123 homes here.

0–2

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 34% less than Mississippi's.

$112,500

median home value in Golden.
- $112,500 Golden
- $169,800 Mississippi
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Golden, Mississippi

Golden,
Mississippi.

Down 1.6% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

68% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–2% to the 123 homes here.

A median home costs 34% less than Mississippi's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 1.6% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

68% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–2% to the 123 homes here.

A median home costs 34% less than Mississippi's.

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