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Garbage Disposal Repair in Mississippi

Across the 16 Mississippi towns we route calls in, 73% of housing units are detached houses and 18% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.

The quick answer

Of the housing in the 16 Mississippi towns covered here, 73% is detached, 18% sits in multi-unit buildings and 7% is manufactured. Ownership of the disposal follows that split far more reliably than the fault does.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.

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How Mississippi is built

Housing type	Share of housing units
Detached houses	73%
Attached houses	2%
Multi-unit buildings	18%
Manufactured and mobile homes	7%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 194,027 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.

The state does not divide evenly: 9 Mississippi towns lead on detached houses, 3 Mississippi towns lead on single-family housing, 3 Mississippi towns lead on manufactured homes, 1 Mississippi towns lead on a mix of building types. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.

The largest towns we route

Town	Detached	Multi-unit	Housing units
Gulfport	67%	24%	42,130
Biloxi	56%	34%	29,659
Southaven	81%	16%	21,564
Olive Branch	91%	7%	21,437
Hernando	86%	7%	12,073
Horn Lake	77%	20%	10,829
Bay Saint Louis	80%	13%	8,593
Long Beach	74%	23%	8,429

Checking a plumber in Mississippi

Mississippi licenses are issued by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. Mississippi licenses residential and commercial plumbing contractors; individual journeymen are not state-licensed.

Towns we route in Mississippi

Bay Saint Louis 80% detached · 13% multi-unit
Biloxi 56% detached · 34% multi-unit
Byhalia 63% detached · 4% multi-unit
Diamondhead 91% detached · 6% multi-unit
Diberville 58% detached · 32% multi-unit
Gulfport 67% detached · 24% multi-unit
Hernando 86% detached · 7% multi-unit
Horn Lake 77% detached · 20% multi-unit
Kiln 68% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Long Beach 74% detached · 23% multi-unit
Nesbit 83% detached · 0% multi-unit
Olive Branch 91% detached · 7% multi-unit
Pass Christian 79% detached · 8% multi-unit
Saucier 68% detached · 1% multi-unit
Southaven 81% detached · 16% multi-unit
Waveland 69% detached · 24% multi-unit

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