Starkville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 25,444 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Starkville is the 16th largest community in Mississippi.

Starkville real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Starkville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.51% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Starkville is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Starkville have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Starkville’s economy is one such example of this.

Starkville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Starkville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Starkville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.93% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Starkville in 2022 was $32,632, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,528 for a family of four. However, Starkville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Starkville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.52% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Starkville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Starkville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Starkville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Starkville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Starkville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.