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Starkville, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Starkville is a Census city of 25,721 people across 27.76 square miles of land, in Oktibbeha County. Median household income is $42,125, 33.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Starkville
What Starkville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area27.76 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land926
- County holding the largest share of its areaOktibbeha County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Starkville
How many people live in Starkville
- Population25,721
- Median age26.0
- Population under 184,622
- Share under 1818.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,917
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent
- Households12,004
- Family households5,141
- Share of households that are families42.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Starkville
- Median household income$42,125
- Per capita income$33,393
- Civilian labor force13,632
- Employed12,804
- Unemployed828 plus or minus 341
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over13,727
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Starkville
- Housing units14,407
- Occupied units12,004
- Vacant units2,403
- Vacancy rate16.7 percent
- Owner occupied4,075
- Renter occupied7,929
- Ownership rate33.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$299,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$916
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.1 percent
- Single family units6,783
- Share single family47.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,183
- Share in buildings of two or more49.9 percent
- Mobile homes441 plus or minus 189
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Starkville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,362
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,366
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,643
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.3 percent
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Starkville
SBA loans in Starkville (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$7,439,000
- Average approval$286,115
- Median approval$183,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$577,000
- Largest approval$1,119,200
- Jobs supported335
- Jobs per approval12.9
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more19.2 percent
- Share to franchises3.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Starkville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Starkville
SBA loans in Starkville (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$7,574,000
- Average approval$1,514,800
- Median approval$701,000
- Largest approval$4,157,000
- Jobs supported235
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Starkville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Starkville
Flood risk in Starkville
- NFIP communityCity of Starkville
- NFIP community number280124
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The City of Starkville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280124 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Oktibbeha County, not Starkville
Oktibbeha County context, not Starkville figures
- Establishments in Oktibbeha County978
- Covered employment, Oktibbeha County20,428
- Average annual pay, Oktibbeha County$47,613
- Housing units permitted, Oktibbeha County66
Every figure in this section is published for Oktibbeha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Starkville.
All Oktibbeha County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Starkville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Starkville, Mississippi?
25,721, in 12,004 households. Starkville city covers 27.76 square miles of land, which is 926 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Starkville in?
Oktibbeha County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Starkville?
$42,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,900. Median gross rent is $916 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Starkville businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $7.4 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $183,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $7.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Starkville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Starkville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Starkville. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Starkville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Starkville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Starkville, city of, community 280124, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Starkville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Oktibbeha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Starkville.
Is zoning published for Starkville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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