place

Tupelo, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Tupelo, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

37,825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,257

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

Tupelo lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,918 (52.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone14,317 (37.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,033 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races911 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone641 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race601 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,063
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)219
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island126
  4. 4.Korean115
  5. 5.Other Indo-European107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$37,741

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care4,619
  2. 2.Manufacturing3,829
  3. 3.Retail Trade2,456
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,465
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,412

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,774
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,076
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,718
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,020
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations929

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.16×)3,829
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)2,456
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)480
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)4,619
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.91×)1,412

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$201,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$940/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,807 (18.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,191 (12.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999983 (10.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999983 (10.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999951 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999910 (9.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,391

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,347 (86.7%)
  • Carpooled1,207 (6.8%)
  • Worked at Home895 (5.1%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other119 (0.7%)
  • Walked75 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit49 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.