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33.26° N · 90.59° W · GEOID 2835220

Isola

Humphreys County, Mississippi

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Isola is home to 861 people. Median household income is $37,981 a year and median rent is $641 a month, 20.3% 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 $88,600, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$641
53% below the median place
Median household income
$37,981
53% below the median place
Median home value
$88,600
72% below the median place
Unemployment
9.8%
100% 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 Isola

  • Between the 2021 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7.2% a year while rent rose -2.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 66 Mississippi places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 46 Mississippi places.
  • The population has fallen 10.1% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 61 Mississippi places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 48 Mississippi places.
  • Median rent is $641 a month, lower than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 66 Mississippi places.
01

Moving to Isola

Humphreys County loses about 15.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in201
Moved out288
Net−87

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Sunflower County, MS55

Within Mississippi, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MississippiOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$34K
Leavers$34K

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

Who moves here
3.3% 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 Humphreys County report $33,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $33,800.
Income you would need
$25,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $641 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $825 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $88,600.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hugo, OK matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$33,811
52% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$33,515
53% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIsolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.3%43% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-15.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$33,51553% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$33,81152% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $825, 56% below the median place.

Isola20.3%
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
$25,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.3%
0% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
39% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$30,300
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$825
56% below the median place
Median home value1
$88,600
72% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$883
73% below the median place
All 13 cost and housing measures
MeasureIsolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$64153% below
Rent to income120.3%0% below
Property tax rate11.0%10% above
Home price to income12.3x39% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$90544% below
HUD area median income3County figure$42,20061% below
Property tax paid (median)1$88373% below
Median home value1$88,60072% below
Homeownership143.3%35% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure44.1%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$82556% below
Vacant homes1County figure17.4%146% above
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Poverty rate1
35.3%
228% above the median place
Median household income1
$37,981
53% below the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureIsolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$37,98153% below
Income per person1County figure$23,71241% below
Unemployment19.8%100% above
Average annual pay4County figure$37,18044% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure0.0%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs4County figure1,98799% below
Poverty rate135.3%228% above
Mean commute122 min11% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
63.2%
31% below the median place
Population change since 20205
-10.1%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher10.7% −67%
High school or higher77.5% −16%
No health insurance12.1% +89%
Median age34.9 −11%
Household size2.7 +7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureIsolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18616646th largest
Population change since 20205-10.1%below (median 1.1%)
Median age134.911% below
Bachelor's or higher110.7%67% below
High school or higher177.5%16% below
Household size12.77% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance112.1%89% above
Homes with broadband163.2%31% below
05

Life in Isola

6 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 bars9.5 −54%
Shops32.5 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.8 −47%
Child care centers8.1 3.5×

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

Child care centers per 10k7
8.1
252% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
9.5
54% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
10.8
47% below the median place
All 8 schools and local life measures
MeasureIsolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure456% below
Public school students9County figure1,13077% below
Students per teacher9County figure14.56% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure9.554% below
Shops per 10k7County figure32.57% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure10.847% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure8.1252% above
National Register listings8County figure654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 27.9, 70% below 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 Isola. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk11
27.9
70% below the median place
Wildfire risk11
12.4
80% below the median place
Annual precipitation10
55.1 in
26% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureIsolaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure92°F6% above
January average low10County figure36°F43% above
Average temperature10County figure65°F18% above
Annual precipitation10County figure55.1 in26% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure27.970% below
Hurricane risk11County figure66.56% below
Tornado risk11County figure50.838% below
Wildfire risk11County figure12.480% below
Heat wave risk11County figure54.040% below
08

Isola in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, down from 20% 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$641/mo (2024)$790/mo$650 to $960/mo+3.5%
Median household income$37,981 (2024)$48,500$41,000 to $57,500+4.2%
Median home value$88,600 (2024)$119,000$86,000 to $164,000+5.0%
Population573 (2025)550530 to 570−0.8%

The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

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

09

Places like Isola

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

PlaceRentIncome
Hugo, OK$638$33,917Compare
Shiprock, NM$694$35,900Compare
Holdenville, OK$665$46,250Compare
Pocahontas, AR$768$44,216Compare
Pocahontas, ARHoldenville, OKShiprock, NMHugo, OKIsola, MSIsolaHugoShiprockHoldenvillePocahontasIsolaHugoShiprockHoldenvillePocahontas

Common questions

Is Isola a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2021 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7.2% a year while rent rose -2.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 66 Mississippi places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 46 Mississippi places. On cost, space and class size it scores 37 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Isola expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.3% 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 $88,600.

What salary do you need to live in Isola?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $25,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Isola?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hugo, OK, Shiprock, NM, Holdenville, OK and Pocahontas, AR.

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. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. 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 Isola with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Isola itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/isola-mississippi

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

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