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Tupelo, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $157,798 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
Tupelo:

$157,798
Mississippi:

$128,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,478 - $233,112

Tupelo,MS index of house prices

Total population: 35,688 (Urban population: 32,005 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,413 (13 farm, 2,400 nonfarm))

Houses: 16,922 (13,960 occupied: 8,391 owner occupied, 5,491 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

33%

Housing density: 331 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $231,506.

Median contract rent in 2019: $674 (lower quartile is $575, upper quartile is $787)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2019: $621


Median gross rent in Tupelo, MS in 2019: $825

Housing units in Tupelo with a mortgage: 5,434 (123 second mortgage, 454 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,107

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $80,437

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,032

Median monthly housing costs: $879

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Tupelo, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 38,164
  • Male householders: 6,569 (1,935 living alone), Female householders: 8,127 (2,782 living alone)
  • 5,909 spouses (5,877 opposite-sex spouses), 932 unmarried partners, (932 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,209 children (11,112 natural, 321 adopted, 781 stepchildren), 1,335 grandchildren, 366 brothers or sisters, 493 parents, 0 foster children, 606 other relatives, 834 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 713

Size of family households: 4,149 2-persons, 2,628 3-persons, 1,813 4-persons, 848 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,721 1-person, 414 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

4,403 married couples with children.
4,667 single-parent households (589 men, 4,078 women).

94.5% of residents of Tupelo speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,041 (2.7%)
(16.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 25no bedroom
  • 231 bedroom
  • 1,0042 bedrooms
  • 4,7903 bedrooms
  • 2,3144 bedrooms
  • 4235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 1,524no bedroom
  • 8111 bedroom
  • 1,8502 bedrooms
  • 1,8103 bedrooms
  • 2574 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Tupelo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tupelo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 260no vehicle
  • 2,1091 vehicle
  • 3,4942 vehicles
  • 1,9403 vehicles
  • 6374 vehicles
  • 1045+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tupelo in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tupelo in renter-occupied apartments
  • 669no vehicle
  • 3,0621 vehicle
  • 1,8502 vehicles
  • 4293 vehicles
  • 1034 vehicles
  • 685+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 261 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 563 rooms
  • 3384 rooms
  • 1,5735 rooms
  • 1,9456 rooms
  • 1,4547 rooms
  • 1,4348 rooms
  • 1,8229+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 1,5491 room
  • 732 rooms
  • 6333 rooms
  • 1,2804 rooms
  • 1,3565 rooms
  • 7996 rooms
  • 3117 rooms
  • 2278 rooms
  • 889+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2019 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Tupelo city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Tupelo, MS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Tupelo, MS in 2019
  • 882Less than $10,000
  • 1,800$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,467$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,149$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,675$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,167$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,332$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,802$75,000 to $99,999
  • 667$100,000 to $124,999
  • 565$125,000 to $149,999
  • 616$150,000 to $199,999
  • 889$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2019 in Tupelo, MS

  • Distribution of house value in Tupelo, MS in 2019
  • 40Less than $10,000
  • 54$10,000 to $14,999
  • 36$15,000 to $19,999
  • 78$20,000 to $24,999
  • 29$25,000 to $29,999
  • 20$30,000 to $34,999
  • 23$35,000 to $39,999
  • 107$40,000 to $49,999
  • 152$50,000 to $59,999
  • 245$60,000 to $69,999
  • 394$70,000 to $79,999
  • 437$80,000 to $89,999
  • 524$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,092$100,000 to $124,999
  • 971$125,000 to $149,999
  • 927$150,000 to $174,999
  • 706$175,000 to $199,999
  • 991$200,000 to $249,999
  • 668$250,000 to $299,999
  • 647$300,000 to $399,999
  • 176$400,000 to $499,999
  • 221$500,000 to $749,999
  • 51$750,000 to $999,999
  • 60$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 18$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 12$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in Tupelo, MS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Tupelo, MS in 2019
  • 96Less than $100
  • 187$100 to $149
  • 43$150 to $199
  • 168$200 to $249
  • 90$250 to $299
  • 101$300 to $349
  • 22$350 to $399
  • 200$400 to $449
  • 318$450 to $499
  • 390$500 to $549
  • 617$550 to $599
  • 674$600 to $649
  • 544$650 to $699
  • 361$700 to $749
  • 420$750 to $799
  • 539$800 to $899
  • 529$900 to $999
  • 287$1,000 to $1,249
  • 105$1,250 to $1,499
  • 68$1,500 to $1,999
  • 9$2,000 to $2,499
  • 7$3,000 to $3,499
  • 378No cash rent
Work and jobs in Tupelo: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2019

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.1%
Number of people working at home: 556 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2019

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 340
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,724
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,319
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,437
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,133
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 761
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,473
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 240
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 169
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 465
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 312
  • 90 or more minutes: 225
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Tupelo

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 33,787 (88.8%)
  • Carpooled: 3,216 (8.5%)
  • Bus: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 250 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 14 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 106 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 556 (1.5%)
Class of Workers in 2019
  • Unemployment by race in 2019
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 7.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 10.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 8.9%Females
Races in Tupelo detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tupelo, Mississippi
  • 6042010 or later
  • 2462000 to 2009
  • 1151990 to 1999
  • 951980 to 1989
  • 1001970 to 1979
  • 59Before 1970
Ancestries in Tupelo, MS

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,674 (11.1%)
  • English: 1,621 (6.7%)
  • Irish: 1,264 (5.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 544 (2.3%)
  • German: 477 (2.0%)
  • European: 451 (1.9%)
  • Scottish: 264 (1.1%)
  • Italian: 201 (0.8%)
  • African: 93 (0.4%)
  • Jordanian: 82 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 70 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 61 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 61 (0.3%)
  • British: 57 (0.2%)
  • Australian: 56 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 53 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 46 (0.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 34 (0.1%)
  • French: 30 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 24 (0.10%)
  • Swiss: 20 (0.08%)
  • Danish: 12 (0.05%)
  • Croatian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Slovene: 9 (0.04%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.03%)
  • Iranian: 6 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Tupelo:

30.7% (377)
Mississippi:

31.8% (22,419)

Guatemala
Tupelo:

22.9% (281)
Mississippi:

4.2% (2,982)

India
Tupelo:

21.2% (260)
Mississippi:

6.8% (4,786)

Australia
Tupelo:

5.8% (71)
Mississippi:

0.4% (308)

England
Tupelo:

4.2% (51)
Mississippi:

1.3% (911)

Laos
Tupelo:

3.4% (42)
Mississippi:

0.1% (58)

Jordan
Tupelo:

2.6% (32)
Mississippi:

0.6% (433)

Asia,n.e.c.
Tupelo:

1.5% (19)
Mississippi:

0.3% (180)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 28,068
  • Other state: 9,134
  • Northeast: 863
  • Midwest: 2,584
  • South: 4,990
  • West: 721

84.0% of Tupelo residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78.3% lived in Mississippi.


Tupelo:

84.0%
State average:

86.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 136
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 62
  • 5th and 6th grade: 98
  • 7th and 8th grade: 199
  • 9th grade: 105
  • 10th grade: 189
  • 11th grade: 392
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 165
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,645
  • Less than 1 year of college: 457
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,770
  • Associate degree: 1,271
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,244
  • Master's degree: 700
  • Professional school degree: 436
  • Doctorate degree: 130
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 198
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 45
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 145
  • 9th grade: 211
  • 10th grade: 389
  • 11th grade: 447
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 352
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,802
  • Less than 1 year of college: 627
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,481
  • Associate degree: 1,637
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,714
  • Master's degree: 1,278
  • Professional school degree: 310
  • Doctorate degree: 114
Educational Attainment for Females
Tupelo marital status for males
Tupelo marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,858
  • One, attached: 250
  • Two: 1,134
  • 3 or 4: 361
  • 5 to 9: 491
  • 10 to 19: 839
  • 20 to 49: 401
  • 50 or more: 1,322
  • Mobile homes: 280

Median worth of mobile homes: $88,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2019: 4.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2019: 8.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Tupelo
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Tupelo, MS
  • 62.2%Utility gas
  • 33.9%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Tupelo, MS
  • 73.2%Electricity
  • 25.8%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 491
Here:

9.9%
Mississippi:

11.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 186
Here:

8.9%
Mississippi:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 101
Here:

6.6%
Mississippi:

10.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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