Mosses

Population: 865
Median household income: $26,250
Median home value: $61,300

Mosses is a community in Lowndes County, Alabama, home to 865 residents. At $26,250, its median household income sits below Lowndes County's $35,160.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mosses's population grew 2.2% from 846 to 865, while its median home value rose 14.8% from $53,400 to $61,300.

Owners occupy 68.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 865
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $26,250
Median home value: $61,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 335
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Unemployment rate: 15.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

846865

Median household income

$24,410$26,250

Median home value

$53,400$61,300

Median gross rent

$533$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	846	$24,410	$53,400	$533
2020	862	$26,970	$59,500	$637
2021	818	$27,634	$64,100	$522
2022	789	$28,100	$61,200	$725
2023	865	$26,250	$61,300	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.8%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	10.8%
5 to 17	162	18.7%
18 to 24	135	15.6%
25 to 34	62	7.2%
35 to 44	121	14.0%
45 to 54	97	11.2%
55 to 64	60	6.9%
65 to 74	65	7.5%
75 and over	70	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	851	98.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.1%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's14.5%

Bachelor's degree1.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	34.1%
High school graduate	224	47.2%
Some college or associate's	69	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	8	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone95.0%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	153	95.0%
Carpooled	3	1.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	1.3%
15 to 29 min	46	29.5%
30 to 44 min	73	46.8%
45 to 59 min	35	22.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 54.1% (468 of 865)

	Count	Share
Family households	225	74.3%
Nonfamily households	78	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	303	90.4%
Vacant	32	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	207	68.3%
Renter-occupied	96	31.7%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	149	44.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	161	48.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0151520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.1888, -86.6794