Potts Camp vs Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Potts Camp and Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Potts Camp has the higher population (435 vs 30 in Waterford). Potts Camp has the higher median household income ($49,722 vs $34,286 in Waterford). Since 2019, Potts Camp's population has grown faster (-28.6% vs -31.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Potts Camp	Waterford
Population	435	30
Median age	38.4 yrs	66.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,722	$34,286
Median home value	$93,300	—
Median gross rent	$771	—
Housing units	195	22
Homeownership rate	73.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potts Camp	Waterford
Population	609 → 435 (-28.6%)	44 → 30 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$21,875 → $49,722 (+127.3%)	—
Median home value	$76,500 → $93,300 (+22.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$738 → $771 (+4.5%)	—

Potts Camp

Population

609435

Median household income

$21,875$49,722

Median home value

$76,500$93,300

Median gross rent

$738$771

Waterford

Population

4430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potts Camp	Waterford
Under 5	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	17.2%	26.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	30.0%
75 and over	2.8%	43.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potts Camp	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	23.2%	0.0%
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	8.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potts Camp	Waterford
No high school diploma	8.5%	20.0%
High school graduate	39.0%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potts Camp	Waterford
Drove alone	80.6%	—
Carpooled	12.2%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	5.8%	—
Other means	1.4%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potts Camp	Waterford
1-unit, detached	82.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	27.3%

Poverty & households

	Potts Camp	Waterford
Poverty rate	25.3%	20.0%
Average household size	2.65	1.36
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1972	1967