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39470

Poplarville, MS · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,926
Median household income
$52,929
People below poverty
16.9%
Median home value
$170,800

Income

The median income of households in 39470 was $52,929. An estimated 10.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 10.3
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 17.7
$50,000 to $74,999 16.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8
$200,000 or more 3.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51360
Female 41534

An estimated 67.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,465. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.6
Social Security 44.7
Retirement income 26.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.1
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.7

In 2020-2024, 12 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 39470 in 2020-2024, 89.6% had health insurance coverage and 10.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.4% and public coverage was 47.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.9%.


In 2020-2024, 39470 had a total population of 13,926 - 7,420 (53.3%) females and 6,506 (46.7%) males. The median age was 37.2 years. An estimated 23.1% of the population was under 18 years, 29.8% was 19 to 44 years, 22.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 39470 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 482 483
5 to 9 259 554
10 to 14 453 522
15 to 19 387 668
20 to 24 486 680
25 to 29 412 471
30 to 34 393 424
35 to 39 323 229
40 to 44 333 400
45 to 49 306 283
50 to 54 305 549
55 to 59 425 366
60 to 64 571 381
65 to 69 552 365
70 to 74 441 510
75 to 79 197 264
80 to 84 135 164
85 and over 46 107

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.5% were White; 10.3% were Black or African American; 19.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 4.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.9% of the people in 39470 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.1% of the people in 39470 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,660 households in 39470. The average household size was 2.81 people.

Married-couple households made up 49% of the households in 39470 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.4% of all households, while 19.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.2% of all households.

In 39470, 32.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.7% of males and 45.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.3 30.1
Now married, except separated 44.7 45.5
Separated 1.1 1.6
Widowed 6.9 8
Divorced 14.1 14.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 39470, 542 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 69.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.4% of the people living in 39470 were U.S. natives. 53.8% of the 39470 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.6% of 39470 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 92.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 39470 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 39470.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 26.5
Europe 20.5
Africa 0
Northern America 53
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 39470 in 2020-2024, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 39470 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.4
Different house, same county 6
Different county, same state 3
Different state 2.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 39470 was 3,830 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 208 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,253. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,369.

Educational Attainment of People in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.7
High school diploma or equivalency 30.6
Some college, no degree 27.1
Associate's degree 14.9
Bachelor's degree 11
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In 39470, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 18.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 51.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 39470, 48.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,257 78.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 816 15.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 338 6.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 39470 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.7
Construction 7.8
Manufacturing 10.6
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.7
Information 0.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.6
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 39470 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,616 29.9
Service occupations 1,526 28.2
Sales and office occupations 987 18.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 601 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 681 12.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.2% of 39470 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 39.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.3
Other means 3
Worked from home 13.6

In 2020-2024, 39470 had a total of 5,385 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 22.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.1
Mobile homes 22.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 39470 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 70.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 39470 had 4,660 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 725 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.1% while renters occupied 16.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.71 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.29.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2% and another 28.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 39470:

House Heating Fuel Used in 39470 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 9.8
Electricity 87.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 39470 was $170,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.5 % had a mortgage. 60.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,434 and for owners without a mortgage it was $413.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 39470 was $897. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.