Moving to Starkville, Mississippi

About Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville

Starkville is a city in, and the county seat of, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Starkville's population is 24,360, making it the 16th-most populated city in Mississippi. Starkville is the largest city in the Golden Triangle, which had a population of 175,474 in 2020, and the principal city of the Starkville-Columbus, MS CSA. Founded in 1831, the city was originally known as Boardtown for the local sawmilling operation there, but was renamed in 1837 to honor American Revolutionary War general John Stark.

Starkville is adjacent to and closely associated with Mississippi State University, which was founded as the state's flagship land-grant research university in 1878. The university was located near Starkville in the Mississippi Black Belt due to the region's agricultural productivity, particularly in the timber, cattle, and dairying industries. The expansion of the university transformed Starkville from a primarily agricultural center into a college town, and its economy today is mostly centered around advanced research and manufacturing, retail, and tourism supported by the university population. The Cotton District, developed in the 1960s as North America's first New Urbanist community, is an active student quarter located between downtown Starkville and the university campus.

Gender
Gender Starkville Mississippi Country
Female 50.3% 51.6% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 48.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Starkville Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 20.5% 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9.1% 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.9% 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3% 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.1% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14% 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.5% 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7% 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.8% 3.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Starkville Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 2% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 20% 30% 27.0%
Other College 16% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 24% 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 15% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 8% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Starkville Mississippi Country
White 59.1% 56.4% 60.1%
African American 33% 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 3.9% 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.5% 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.1% 3.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity