Alcorn State University vs Port Gibson

A side-by-side comparison of Alcorn State University and Port Gibson: population, income, housing, and more.

Alcorn State University and Port Gibson are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Gibson has the higher population (1,114 vs 1,007 in Alcorn State University). Since 2019, Alcorn State University's population has grown faster (+3.4% vs -25.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
Population	1,007	1,114
Median age	20.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,500
Median home value	—	$127,100
Median gross rent	—	$499
Housing units	21	736
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	21.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
Population	974 → 1,007 (+3.4%)	1,487 → 1,114 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$96,168 → $98,707 (+2.6%)	$26,625 → $29,500 (+10.8%)
Median home value	—	$81,300 → $127,100 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $541 (-8.5%)	$625 → $499 (-20.2%)

Alcorn State University

Population

9741,007

Median household income

$96,168$98,707

Median gross rent

$591$541

Port Gibson

Population

1,4871,114

Median household income

$26,625$29,500

Median home value

$81,300$127,100

Median gross rent

$625$499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	1.5%	11.8%
18 to 24	95.9%	14.7%
25 to 34	0.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	1.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	18.0%
75 and over	0.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
White (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	7.8%
Black or African American	92.7%	87.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
No high school diploma	0.0%	18.2%
High school graduate	0.0%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	65.4%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
Drove alone	37.5%	84.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	57.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
1-unit, detached	42.9%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	57.1%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Alcorn State University	Port Gibson
Poverty rate	0.0%	31.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	—	1967