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33.98° N · 88.42° W · GEOID 2830980

Hatley

Monroe County, Mississippi

Limited data population under 5,000

MississippiHatley, MSHatleyHatley

The short answer

Hatley is home to 586 people. Median household income is $63,523 a year and median rent is $775 a month, 14.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $196,700, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$775
43% below the median place
Median household income
$63,523
21% below the median place
Median home value
$196,700
38% below the median place
Unemployment
6.3%
29% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hatley

  • The median resident is 47.7 years old, older than in 87% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 66 Mississippi places.
  • The median rent takes only 14.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 85% of places its size. It is the lowest of 66 Mississippi places.
  • 85% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 81% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 66 Mississippi places.
  • The population has fallen 2.4% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Hatley

Monroe County gains about 0.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,267
Moved out1,257
Net+10

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lee County, MS327332−5
Itawamba County, MS118117+1
Chickasaw County, MS5971−12

Within Mississippi, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MississippiOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$44K
Leavers$46K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Monroe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Monroe County report $43,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$31,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $775 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,234 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $196,700.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 5.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Palmerton, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$43,809
38% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$46,118
34% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHatleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.5%56% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$43,80938% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$46,11834% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $775, 43% below the median place.

Hatley14.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.6%
28% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$54,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$1,216
63% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,234
34% below the median place
Homeownership1
84.6%
27% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHatleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$77543% below
Rent to income114.6%28% below
Property tax rate10.6%32% below
Home price to income13.1x18% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$90544% below
HUD area median income3County figure$69,40035% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,21663% below
Median home value1$196,70038% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-1.7%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure31.9%38% below
Homeownership184.6%27% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure50.7%0% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,23434% below
Vacant homes1County figure17.5%148% above
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$32,193
20% below the median place
Median household income1
$63,523
21% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHatleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,52321% below
Income per person1$32,19320% below
Unemployment1County figure6.3%29% above
Average annual pay5County figure$53,62219% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.3%43% above
Jobs5County figure9,08094% below
Poverty rate19.3%14% below
Mean commute1County figure26 min2% above
Works from home1County figure5.4%57% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 78.7%, 15% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
78.7%
15% below the median place
Median age1
47.7
22% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-2.4%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher18.6% −42%
High school or higher87.1% −6%
Household size2.3 −7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHatleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15866646th largest
Population change since 20206-2.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age147.722% above
Bachelor's or higher118.6%42% below
High school or higher187.1%6% below
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad1County figure0.9%90% below
No health insurance1County figure9.8%53% above
Homes with broadband178.7%15% below
05

Life in Hatley

39 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.8 −29%
Shops35.9 +18%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.2 −71%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.3 −34%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.2
71% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.8
29% below the median place
Students per teacher10
12.2
21% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureHatleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1344% above
Public school students10County figure4,38710% below
Students per teacher10County figure12.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.829% below
Shops per 10k8County figure35.918% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.271% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.334% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.343% above
National Register listings9County figure39200% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 56.7 in, 29% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hatley. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation11
56.7 in
29% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
68.5
26% below the median place
July average high11
91°F
5% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureHatleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure91°F5% above
January average low11County figure33°F31% above
Average temperature11County figure63°F14% above
Annual precipitation11County figure56.7 in29% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure68.526% below
Hurricane risk12County figure70.80% above
Tornado risk12County figure86.46% above
Wildfire risk12County figure35.842% below
Heat wave risk12County figure82.09% below
08

Hatley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$775/mo (2024)$980/mo$800 to $1,190/mo+3.9%
Median household income$63,523 (2024)$81,500$68,500 to $96,000+4.2%
Median home value$196,700 (2024)$287,000$208,000 to $395,000+6.5%
Population483 (2025)480460 to 500−0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hatley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Palmerton, PA$931$68,143Compare
Kingsland, TX$892$57,268Compare
Prairie du Chien, WI$795$54,268Compare
Geneva, OH$808$53,557Compare
Geneva, OHPrairie du Chien, WIKingsland, TXPalmerton, PAHatley, MSHatleyPalmertonKingslandPrairie du ChienGenevaHatleyPalmertonKingslandPrairie du ChienGeneva

Common questions

Is Hatley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 47.7 years old, older than in 87% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 66 Mississippi places. The median rent takes only 14.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 85% of places its size. It is the lowest of 66 Mississippi places. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hatley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $196,700.

What salary do you need to live in Hatley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hatley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Palmerton, PA, Kingsland, TX, Prairie du Chien, WI and Geneva, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hatley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hatley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hatley-mississippi

Citytistics. “Hatley, Mississippi.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hatley-mississippi/

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