Itta Bena vs Mississippi Valley State University

A side-by-side comparison of Itta Bena and Mississippi Valley State University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Itta Bena has the higher population (1,735 vs 750 in Mississippi Valley State University). Mississippi Valley State University has the higher median household income ($73,242 vs $32,898 in Itta Bena). Since 2019, Itta Bena's population has grown faster (+12.4% vs -39.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
Population	1,735	750
Median age	43.0 yrs	21.2 yrs
Median household income	$32,898	$73,242
Median home value	$100,200	—
Median gross rent	$548	$828
Housing units	912	322
Homeownership rate	34.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	92.5%
Unemployment rate	28.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
Population	1,544 → 1,735 (+12.4%)	1,235 → 750 (-39.3%)
Median household income	$17,210 → $32,898 (+91.2%)	$60,648 → $73,242 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$55,200 → $100,200 (+81.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$582 → $548 (-5.8%)	$783 → $828 (+5.7%)

Itta Bena

Population

1,5441,735

Median household income

$17,210$32,898

Median home value

$55,200$100,200

Median gross rent

$582$548

Mississippi Valley State University

Population

1,235750

Median household income

$60,648$73,242

Median gross rent

$783$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
Under 5	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	78.5%
25 to 34	17.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.7%	4.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	4.3%
65 to 74	15.1%	0.0%
75 and over	5.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
White (non-Hispanic)	7.1%	20.3%
Black or African American	91.6%	77.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
No high school diploma	14.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	7.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	92.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
Drove alone	87.4%	57.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	21.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
1-unit, detached	64.4%	18.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	29.3%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	46.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Itta Bena	Mississippi Valley State University
Poverty rate	29.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.49	1.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1977	1980