Friars Point vs Lula

A side-by-side comparison of Friars Point and Lula: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Friars Point has the higher population (997 vs 218 in Lula). Lula has the higher median household income ($38,333 vs $21,181 in Friars Point). Lula has the higher median home value ($63,300 vs $54,100 in Friars Point).

Population, income & housing

	Friars Point	Lula
Population	997	218
Median age	29.8 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$21,181	$38,333
Median home value	$54,100	$63,300
Median gross rent	$430	$325
Housing units	445	123
Homeownership rate	38.0%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friars Point	Lula
Population	1,395 → 997 (-28.5%)	245 → 218 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$20,250 → $21,181 (+4.6%)	$27,321 → $38,333 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $54,100 (-12.7%)	$47,000 → $63,300 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $430 (-11.2%)	$264 → $325 (+23.1%)

Friars Point

Population

1,395997

Median household income

$20,250$21,181

Median home value

$62,000$54,100

Median gross rent

$484$430

Lula

Population

245218

Median household income

$27,321$38,333

Median home value

$47,000$63,300

Median gross rent

$264$325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friars Point	Lula
Under 5	10.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	25.6%	13.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	0.5%
25 to 34	7.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	19.7%
55 to 64	6.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	17.9%
75 and over	5.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friars Point	Lula
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	10.6%
Black or African American	99.0%	89.4%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friars Point	Lula
No high school diploma	23.0%	30.8%
High school graduate	27.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friars Point	Lula
Drove alone	88.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friars Point	Lula
1-unit, detached	39.6%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	17.9%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Friars Point	Lula
Poverty rate	54.7%	28.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1992	1978