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Tupelo, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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: 14,633 (13,482 occupied: 8,857 owner occupied, 4,806 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

35%
State:

33%

Housing density: 286 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013: $62,269.

Median contract rent in 2013: $363 (lower quartile is $275, upper quartile is $459)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2013: $218


Median gross rent in Tupelo, MS in 2013: $454

Housing units in Tupelo with a mortgage: 5,264 (638 second mortgage, 405 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,486

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $62,043

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $46,468

Median monthly housing costs: $760


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Tupelo, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,379 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
Tupelo:

$124,379
Mississippi:

$97,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,314 - $218,530
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,305
  • In family households: 28,425 (6,720 male householders, 2,509 female householders)
    6,651 spouses, 10,439 children (9,594 natural, 186 adopted, 659 stepchildren), 753 grandchildren, 284 brothers or sisters, 209 parents, 469 other relatives, 391 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,880 (1,746 male householders (1,460 living alone)), 2,520 female householders (2,283 living alone)), 614 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,113 (941 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,948 2-persons, 2,182 3-persons, 2,007 4-persons, 745 5-persons, 243 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,743 1-person, 459 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

5,477 married couples with children.
2,869 single-parent households (367 men, 2,502 women).

96.1% of residents of Tupelo speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 71% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 536 (1.6%)
(37.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:

6.3
State:

5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tupelo, Mississippi:

  • 0no bedroom
  • 451 bedroom
  • 1,1372 bedrooms
  • 4,8743 bedrooms
  • 1,9894 bedrooms
  • 3485+ bedrooms

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi:

  • 89no bedroom
  • 1,1651 bedroom
  • 2,4712 bedrooms
  • 1,1773 bedrooms
  • 1654 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Cars and other vehicles available in Tupelo in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • 324no vehicle
  • 2,1791 vehicle
  • 3,9392 vehicles
  • 1,5373 vehicles
  • 3004 vehicles
  • 1145+ vehicles

Cars and other vehicles available in Tupelo in renter-occupied apartments

  • 828no vehicle
  • 2,6911 vehicle
  • 1,2902 vehicles
  • 2163 vehicles
  • 534 vehicles
  • 115+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tupelo, Mississippi:

  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1393 rooms
  • 5314 rooms
  • 1,8585 rooms
  • 2,1656 rooms
  • 1,4467 rooms
  • 1,0168 rooms
  • 1,2389+ rooms

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi:

  • 821 room
  • 2922 rooms
  • 7683 rooms
  • 1,7874 rooms
  • 1,3365 rooms
  • 5616 rooms
  • 1837 rooms
  • 598 rooms
  • 219+ rooms

Year house built

Median 2013 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 ($)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

  • Tupelo, MS household income distribution

  • Tupelo, MS household income distribution
  • 1,536Less than $10,000
  • 958$10,000 to $14,999
  • 884$15,000 to $19,999
  • 787$20,000 to $24,999
  • 1,044$25,000 to $29,999
  • 863$30,000 to $34,999
  • 884$35,000 to $39,999
  • 678$40,000 to $44,999
  • 659$45,000 to $49,999
  • 1,243$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,227$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,418$75,000 to $99,999
  • 454$100,000 to $124,999
  • 282$125,000 to $149,999
  • 211$150,000 to $199,999
  • 367$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2013 in Tupelo, MS

  • Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2013 in Tupelo, MS
  • 37Less than $10,000
  • 217$10,000 to $14,999
  • 29$15,000 to $19,999
  • 68$20,000 to $24,999
  • 18$25,000 to $29,999
  • 36$30,000 to $34,999
  • 124$35,000 to $39,999
  • 125$40,000 to $49,999
  • 347$50,000 to $59,999
  • 877$60,000 to $69,999
  • 572$70,000 to $79,999
  • 478$80,000 to $89,999
  • 462$90,000 to $99,999
  • 806$100,000 to $124,999
  • 749$125,000 to $149,999
  • 640$150,000 to $174,999
  • 570$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,159$200,000 to $249,999
  • 660$250,000 to $299,999
  • 403$300,000 to $399,999
  • 208$400,000 to $499,999
  • 28$500,000 to $749,999
  • 233$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2013 in Tupelo, MS

  • Rent paid by renters in 2013 in Tupelo, MS
  • 109Less than $100
  • 260$100 to $149
  • 282$150 to $199
  • 242$200 to $249
  • 445$250 to $299
  • 119$300 to $349
  • 136$350 to $399
  • 366$400 to $449
  • 295$450 to $499
  • 347$500 to $549
  • 408$550 to $599
  • 660$600 to $649
  • 89$650 to $699
  • 170$700 to $749
  • 506$750 to $799
  • 39$800 to $899
  • 76$900 to $999
  • 82$1,000 to $1,249
  • 6$1,500 to $1,999
  • 131$2,000 or more
  • 245No cash rent

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1501995 to March 2000
  • 1321990 to 1994
  • 411985 to 1989
  • 541980 to 1984
  • 501975 to 1979
  • 501970 to 1974
  • 81965 to 1969
  • 51Before 1965
Tupelo commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 608
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,301
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,756
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,484
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,600
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 369
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 840
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 112
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 106
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 230
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 214
  • 90 or more minutes: 218
Tupelo, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.7%
Number of people working at home: 308 (1.9% of all workers)

Tupelo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,673 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 1,805 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%)
  • Taxi: 25 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0%)
  • Walked: 203 (1%)
  • Other means: 72 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 308 (2%)

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 10,031
 United States or American: 6,066
 English: 2,609
 Irish: 2,232
 German: 1,159
 Scotch-Irish: 763
 Scottish: 655
 African: 386
 Subsaharan African:: 386
 French (except Basque): 319
 European: 262
 Italian: 239
 Dutch: 188
 Norwegian: 129
 Polish: 93
 Welsh: 89
 British: 87
 Swedish: 82
 French Canadian: 48
 Hungarian: 46
 Czech: 40
 Canadian: 38
 Arab:: 38
 Greek: 38
 Latvian: 32
 Swiss: 25
 Lebanese: 24
 Croatian: 22
 Russian: 21
 Danish: 20
 Syrian: 14
 Pennsylvania German: 10
 Celtic: 9
 Austrian: 8
 Finnish: 8
 Slovak: 7
 Czechoslovakian: 7
 Ukrainian: 7
 Belgian: 6
 Northern European: 6

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

  • 29%Mexico
  • 13%United Kingdom
  • 10%Germany
  • 9%Vietnam
  • 6%Canada
  • 4%Panama
  • 4%Greece

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

  • This state: 24,713
  • Northeast: 518
  • Midwest: 2,634
  • South: 5,347
  • West: 524

50% of Tupelo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 113
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 42
  • 5th and 6th grade: 91
  • 7th and 8th grade: 290
  • 9th grade: 210
  • 10th grade: 265
  • 11th grade: 353
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 381
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,995
  • Less than 1 year of college: 746
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,825
  • Associate degree: 532
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,126
  • Master's degree: 422
  • Professional school degree: 460
  • Doctorate degree: 100

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 64
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 56
  • 5th and 6th grade: 211
  • 7th and 8th grade: 378
  • 9th grade: 257
  • 10th grade: 409
  • 11th grade: 586
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 469
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,047
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,007
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,092
  • Associate degree: 851
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,915
  • Master's degree: 713
  • Professional school degree: 147
  • Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Females (%)

Class of Workers

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.9%Males
  • 13.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 13.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 13.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 12.3%Females
Tupelo marital status for males
Tupelo marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,784
  • One, attached: 458
  • Two: 972
  • 3 or 4: 967
  • 5 to 9: 934
  • 10 to 19: 607
  • 20 to 49: 218
  • 50 or more: 369
  • Mobile homes: 324

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,424

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Tupelo:

Houses and condos Apartments

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • 74.7%Utility gas
  • 22.3%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • 49.2%Electricity
  • 48.5%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 356
Here:

7.7%
Mississippi:

10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91
Here:

4.8%
Mississippi:

10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98
Here:

8.4%
Mississippi:

12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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