Derma vs Vardaman

A side-by-side comparison of Derma and Vardaman: population, income, housing, and more.

Derma and Vardaman are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vardaman has the higher population (1,004 vs 855 in Derma). Derma has the higher median household income ($52,879 vs $36,000 in Vardaman). Derma has the higher median home value ($78,900 vs $55,000 in Vardaman).

Population, income & housing

	Derma	Vardaman
Population	855	1,004
Median age	38.0 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,879	$36,000
Median home value	$78,900	$55,000
Median gross rent	$721	$569
Housing units	363	426
Homeownership rate	56.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derma	Vardaman
Population	1,130 → 855 (-24.3%)	1,420 → 1,004 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$29,180 → $52,879 (+81.2%)	$32,667 → $36,000 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$55,200 → $78,900 (+42.9%)	$59,400 → $55,000 (-7.4%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $721 (+18.4%)	$651 → $569 (-12.6%)

Derma

Population

1,130855

Median household income

$29,180$52,879

Median home value

$55,200$78,900

Median gross rent

$609$721

Vardaman

Population

1,4201,004

Median household income

$32,667$36,000

Median home value

$59,400$55,000

Median gross rent

$651$569

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derma	Vardaman
Under 5	11.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	26.4%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	6.0%	4.9%
55 to 64	17.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	7.2%
75 and over	5.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derma	Vardaman
White (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	40.9%
Black or African American	64.3%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	36.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derma	Vardaman
No high school diploma	30.1%	34.6%
High school graduate	36.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derma	Vardaman
Drove alone	85.5%	71.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derma	Vardaman
1-unit, detached	78.5%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Derma	Vardaman
Poverty rate	34.4%	31.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1980	1980