Saltillo vs Tupelo

A side-by-side comparison of Saltillo and Tupelo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tupelo has the higher population (37,825 vs 4,962 in Saltillo). Saltillo has the higher median household income ($84,063 vs $66,314 in Tupelo). Tupelo has the higher median home value ($201,300 vs $200,800 in Saltillo).

Population, income & housing

	Saltillo	Tupelo
Population	4,962	37,825
Median age	34.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,063	$66,314
Median home value	$200,800	$201,300
Median gross rent	$1,195	$940
Housing units	2,140	17,573
Homeownership rate	81.7%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saltillo	Tupelo
Population	5,009 → 4,962 (-0.9%)	38,271 → 37,825 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$61,198 → $84,063 (+37.4%)	$50,694 → $66,314 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$129,100 → $200,800 (+55.5%)	$145,400 → $201,300 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $1,195 (+55.4%)	$790 → $940 (+19.0%)

Saltillo

Population

5,0094,962

Median household income

$61,198$84,063

Median home value

$129,100$200,800

Median gross rent

$769$1,195

Tupelo

Population

38,27137,825

Median household income

$50,694$66,314

Median home value

$145,400$201,300

Median gross rent

$790$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saltillo	Tupelo
Under 5	5.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	23.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.2%
75 and over	2.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saltillo	Tupelo
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	52.2%
Black or African American	12.9%	38.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	1.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saltillo	Tupelo
No high school diploma	6.2%	10.2%
High school graduate	23.5%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saltillo	Tupelo
Drove alone	90.3%	86.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saltillo	Tupelo
1-unit, detached	89.4%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Saltillo	Tupelo
Poverty rate	8.3%	13.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	2000	1982