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36.91° N · 89.54° W · GEOID 2948656

Miner

Mississippi County, Missouri · part of the Sikeston, MO metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriMiner, MOMinerMiner

The short answer

Miner is home to 950 people. Median household income is $52,000 a year and median rent is $713 a month, 16.5% 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 $131,600, about 2.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$713
48% below the median place
Median household income
$52,000
35% below the median place
Median home value
$131,600
59% below the median place
Unemployment
2.8%
42% below 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 Miner

  • Median rent is $713 a month, lower than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $131,600, less than in 88% of places its size.
  • 3% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 85% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $52,000 a year, less than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Miner

Mississippi County loses about 7.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in387
Moved out450
Net−63

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Scott County, MO142173−31

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$38K
Leavers$45K

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

Who moves here
5.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mississippi County report $38,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $44,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$28,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $713 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,020 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $131,600.
Getting to work
14 minutes each way on average; 4.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bucyrus, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$37,956
46% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$44,642
36% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
54% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMinerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.4%6% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%54% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-7.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$37,95646% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$44,64236% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $1,020, 46% below the median place.

Miner16.5%
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
$28,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.5%
19% below the median place
Home price to income
2.5x
33% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$43,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,020
46% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$745
77% below the median place
Median home value1
$131,600
59% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMinerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$71348% below
Rent to income116.5%19% below
Property tax rate10.6%37% below
Home price to income12.5x33% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$96240% below
HUD area median income3County figure$71,00034% below
Property tax paid (median)1$74577% below
Median home value1$131,60059% below
Home prices, 1-year change4Metro figure3.9%24% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure68.7%33% above
Homeownership179.9%20% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.0%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,02046% below
Vacant homes1County figure15.0%112% above
Median year built119750% 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%)
Mean commute1
14 min
45% below the median place
Income per person1
$24,475
39% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMinerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$52,00035% below
Income per person1$24,47539% below
Unemployment1Metro figure2.8%42% below
Average annual pay5County figure$46,30930% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure9.8%165% above
Jobs5County figure2,95298% below
Poverty rate114.4%34% above
Mean commute114 min45% below
Works from home1County figure4.9%61% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 12.3%, 62% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
12.3%
62% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.5%
6% below the median place
Born abroad1
3.2%
64% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance10.4% +63%
Median age42.0 +8%
High school or higher88.8% −4%
Household size2.4 −3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMinerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19506646th largest
Population change since 20206-2.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age142.08% above
Bachelor's or higher112.3%62% below
High school or higher188.8%4% below
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad13.2%64% below
No health insurance110.4%63% above
Homes with broadband186.5%6% below
05

Life in Miner

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.3 −7%
Shops35.3 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.1 −50%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
10.1
50% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.4
41% below the median place
Students per teacher10
11.9
23% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureMinerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure722% below
Public school students10County figure1,73065% below
Students per teacher10County figure11.923% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.37% below
Shops per 10k8County figure35.317% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8Metro figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure10.150% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
National Register listings9County figure128% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 1.6, 97% 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 Miner. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
1.6
97% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
57.2
38% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
64.1
29% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureMinerAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure89°F3% above
January average low11County figure27°F9% above
Average temperature11County figure59°F7% above
Annual precipitation11County figure50.1 in14% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure57.238% below
Hurricane risk12County figure35.550% below
Tornado risk12County figure68.017% below
Wildfire risk12County figure1.697% below
Heat wave risk12County figure64.129% below
08

Miner in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% 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$713/mo (2024)$910/mo$750 to $1,110/mo+4.2%
Median household income$52,000 (2024)$66,000$56,000 to $78,000+4.1%
Median home value$131,600 (2024)$191,000$138,000 to $263,000+6.4%
Population894 (2025)890850 to 930−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.5 now.

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

09

Places like Miner

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bucyrus, OH$765$54,349Compare
Merrill, WI$771$53,148Compare
Charles City, IA$735$59,180Compare
New Castle, IN$781$51,606Compare
New Castle, INCharles City, IAMerrill, WIBucyrus, OHMiner, MOMinerBucyrusMerrillCharles CityNew CastleMinerBucyrusMerrillCharles CityNew Castle

Common questions

Is Miner a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $713 a month, lower than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Miner expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.5% 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 $131,600.

What salary do you need to live in Miner?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $28,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Miner?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bucyrus, OH, Merrill, WI, Charles City, IA and New Castle, IN.

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 Miner with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Miner itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/miner-missouri

Citytistics. “Miner, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/miner-missouri/

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