2024 Compare Cities Economy:
McComb, MS vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Household income in Starkville, is 6% more than it is in McComb and is 101% below the National Average.
- McComb unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Starkville unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 McComb, MSStarkville, MSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.8%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%30.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$17,900$27,247$37,638
 Household Income$32,515$34,391$69,021
 Family Median Income$40,408$68,161$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 McComb, MSStarkville, MSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K26.6%30.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.4%5.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.4%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K12.5%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.5%5.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.4%8.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K2.7%8.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.0%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 McComb, MSStarkville, MSUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.7%11.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.3%9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services6.5%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%16.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.3%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.4%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.9%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving27.7%11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Mccomb    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I live in Virignia but own property in Brookhaven (about 19 miles north of McComb) and have friends in McComb and Brookhaven. I think McComb is a gem of a town. It is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

people in mccomb have several neighborhoods to choose from, mostly one race,mixed working class, retirement,upper middle class, all sections are well kept up, laid back  More

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Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 17 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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