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31.57° N · 91.49° W · GEOID 2250990

Minorca

Concordia Parish, Louisiana · part of the Natchez, MS metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

LouisianaMinorca, LAMinorcaMinorca

The short answer

Minorca is home to 1,430 people. Median household income is $36,113 a year and median rent is $470 a month, 15.6% 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 $103,800, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$470
66% below the median place
Median household income
$36,113
55% below the median place
Median home value
$103,800
68% below the median place
Unemployment
11.7%
139% 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 Minorca

  • Median rent is $470 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places.
  • 31% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 90 Louisiana places.
  • The median household earns $36,113 a year, less than in 98% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown -1.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 97% of places its size.
  • 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Minorca

Concordia Parish loses about 20.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in665
Moved out920
Net−255

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Adams County, MS184204−20
Catahoula Parish, LA75110−35

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within LouisianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$39K
Leavers$42K

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

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Concordia Parish report $38,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $41,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$18,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $470 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,202 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $103,800.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 3.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Trumann, AR matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-20.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6
$38,947
45% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$41,935
40% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMinorcaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%17% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.3%14% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-20.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$38,94745% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$41,93540% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $470, 66% below the median place.

Minorca15.6%
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
$18,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.6%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% 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
$30,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Minorca, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Wellston, OH11.4% vs 15.6%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
30.9%
338% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$703
78% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,202
36% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMinorcaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$47066% below
Rent to income115.6%24% below
Property tax rate10.7%25% below
Home price to income12.9x24% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$89345% below
HUD area median income3County figure$54,20049% below
Property tax paid (median)1$70378% below
Median home value1County figure$103,80068% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure13.1%310% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure28.8%44% below
Homeownership169.9%5% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure57.0%13% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,20236% below
Vacant homes130.9%338% above
Median year built119931% above
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%)
Median household income1
$36,113
55% below the median place
Poverty rate1
31.7%
194% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMinorcaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$36,11355% below
Income per person1$26,60134% below
Unemployment1County figure11.7%139% above
Average annual pay5County figure$46,97629% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.1%43% below
Jobs5County figure5,12997% below
Poverty rate131.7%194% above
Mean commute119 min26% below
Works from home1Metro figure3.2%74% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 73.2%, 21% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
73.2%
21% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
9.6%
70% below the median place
No health insurance1
22.4%
250% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.0 −18%
High school or higher82.4% −11%
Median age39.1 +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMinorcaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4306646th largest
Median age139.10% above
Bachelor's or higher19.6%70% below
High school or higher182.4%11% below
Household size12.018% below
Born abroad1County figure2.0%78% below
No health insurance122.4%250% above
Homes with broadband173.2%21% below
05

Life in Minorca

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars12.1 −42%
Shops39.1 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.2 −46%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers3.0 +30%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
12.1
42% below the median place
Students per teacher10
11.5
25% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.2
46% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMinorcaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1122% above
Public school students10County figure3,39631% below
Students per teacher10County figure11.525% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure12.142% below
Shops per 10k7County figure39.129% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.246% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k7Metro figure3.030% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure128% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 31.6, 66% 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 Minorca. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
31.6
66% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
11.1
82% below the median place
Annual precipitation11
58.3 in
33% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureMinorcaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure92°F6% above
January average low11County figure38°F52% above
Average temperature11County figure67°F21% above
Annual precipitation11County figure58.3 in33% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure31.666% below
Hurricane risk12County figure77.410% above
Tornado risk12County figure49.140% below
Wildfire risk12County figure11.182% below
Heat wave risk12County figure73.718% below
08

Minorca in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% 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$470/mo (2024)$590/mo$480 to $720/mo+3.8%
Median household income$36,113 (2024)$45,000$38,000 to $53,000+3.7%
Median home value$57,300 (2024)$69,000$50,000 to $95,000+3.1%

The median home would be worth 1.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.6 now.

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

09

Places like Minorca

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

PlaceRentIncome
Trumann, AR$586$38,881Compare
Newport, AR$597$34,764Compare
Dillon, SC$630$35,891Compare
West Frankfort, IL$661$47,898Compare
West Frankfort, ILDillon, SCNewport, ARTrumann, ARMinorca, LAMinorcaTrumannNewportDillonWest FrankfortMinorcaTrumannNewportDillonWest Frankfort

Common questions

Is Minorca a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $470 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places. 31% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 90 Louisiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 43 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Minorca expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.6% 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 $103,800.

What salary do you need to live in Minorca?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $18,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Minorca?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Trumann, AR, Newport, AR, Dillon, SC and West Frankfort, IL.

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. 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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  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 Minorca with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Minorca itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/minorca-louisiana

Citytistics. “Minorca, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/minorca-louisiana/

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