City safety & data profile

VicksburgMS

Vicksburg, MS is a 23K-resident city in Warren County with a median household income of $45,781.

Warren County, Mississippi. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Vicksburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Vicksburg has a population larger than 52% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $125,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

23K
Population (place)
Top 48%
By size
$45,781
Median income (place)
$125,900
Median home (place)
26.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Vicksburg

Vicksburg posts a median household income higher than 5% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Vicksburg area.

Bottom 6%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Vicksburg

Where Vicksburg income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$45,781 Bottom 5% higher than 5% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Vicksburg $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MS

Population among 41 MS places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jackson is the largest MS city on this list; Madison leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MS

Median household income among the same 41-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Madison posts the highest place-level median income in MS; Jackson is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Vicksburg, MS beyond the headline numbers

Vicksburg sits inside Warren County, Mississippi, at roughly 32.35°N, -90.88°W. Population 23,131, $45,781 median household income. Median home value $125,900, median rent $820. Poverty rate 26.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Vicksburg, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

26.8% of Vicksburg, MS residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Vicksburg runs about 2.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 0.3% of Vicksburg workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, high blood pressure departs furthest from its peer median: 49.4% in Vicksburg, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Vicksburg from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
23,131
Vicksburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$45,781
-49% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$125,900
-70% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Warren County): Vicksburg's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
43K-11%
Median Income
$59,401+45%
Median Home Value
$156,400+51%
Poverty Rate
19.5%-20%
Unemployment
4.8%-40%

Economics

Economics indicators for Vicksburg, MS
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$820/mo
Poverty Rate
26.8% +116% vs avg
Unemployment 5.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.1%
Work From Home 0.3%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 23.9%
African American 72%
Asian 0.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
49.4%
Obesity
47.1%
Short Sleep Duration
40.1%
Physical Inactivity
37.1%
Diabetes
18.5%
Current Smoking
18.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
12%
Binge Drinking
11.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 8.4%
Annual Checkup 83.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Stroke
5.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
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0
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1
0
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MERIT HEALTH RIVER REGION
VICKSBURG · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Vicksburg?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Vicksburg right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MS-VICKSBURG · Vicksburg

Vicksburg: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Vicksburg; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Mississippi state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Vicksburg, MS?
Vicksburg, MS has a population of 23,131 people, located in Warren County, Mississippi.
What is the median household income in Vicksburg?
The median household income in Vicksburg, MS is $45,781 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 26.8%.
What is the median home value in Vicksburg?
The median home value in Vicksburg, MS is $125,900. Median rent is $820/month.
What are the top health concerns in Vicksburg?
The top health indicators in Vicksburg include High Blood Pressure (49.4%), Obesity (47.1%), Short Sleep Duration (40.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Vicksburg?
Vicksburg has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Vicksburg?
The median age in Vicksburg, MS is 38.8 years. 27.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Vicksburg, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MS (26.8% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MS ($45,781 here).

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Using Vicksburg's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Vicksburg area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Warren County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.