Aberdeen vs Amory

A side-by-side comparison of Aberdeen and Amory: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Amory has the higher population (6,564 vs 4,909 in Aberdeen). Amory has the higher median household income ($51,592 vs $40,732 in Aberdeen). Amory has the higher median home value ($140,700 vs $84,100 in Aberdeen).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen	Amory
Population	4,909	6,564
Median age	46.9 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,732	$51,592
Median home value	$84,100	$140,700
Median gross rent	$633	$769
Housing units	2,694	3,268
Homeownership rate	65.6%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen	Amory
Population	5,326 → 4,909 (-7.8%)	6,932 → 6,564 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$40,214 → $40,732 (+1.3%)	$35,217 → $51,592 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$75,200 → $84,100 (+11.8%)	$121,700 → $140,700 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $633 (+8.2%)	$656 → $769 (+17.2%)

Aberdeen

Population

5,3264,909

Median household income

$40,214$40,732

Median home value

$75,200$84,100

Median gross rent

$585$633

Amory

Population

6,9326,564

Median household income

$35,217$51,592

Median home value

$121,700$140,700

Median gross rent

$656$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen	Amory
Under 5	4.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	15.6%	9.5%
75 and over	10.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen	Amory
White (non-Hispanic)	29.5%	61.7%
Black or African American	69.6%	29.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen	Amory
No high school diploma	18.0%	14.5%
High school graduate	41.4%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen	Amory
Drove alone	79.0%	88.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen	Amory
1-unit, detached	71.9%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen	Amory
Poverty rate	21.9%	16.6%
Average household size	1.98	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1971	1973