Fernwood vs Magnolia

A side-by-side comparison of Fernwood and Magnolia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Magnolia has the higher population (3,264 vs 19 in Fernwood). Since 2019, Magnolia's population has grown faster (+44.4% vs -91.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fernwood	Magnolia
Population	19	3,264
Median age	—	35.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,447
Median home value	—	$60,000
Median gross rent	—	$890
Housing units	100	1,186
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fernwood	Magnolia
Population	230 → 19 (-91.7%)	2,260 → 3,264 (+44.4%)
Median household income	$23,458 → $46,139 (+96.7%)	$26,140 → $37,447 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $79,200 (+6.3%)	$80,800 → $60,000 (-25.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$717 → $890 (+24.1%)

Fernwood

Population

23019

Median household income

$23,458$46,139

Median home value

$74,500$79,200

Magnolia

Population

2,2603,264

Median household income

$26,140$37,447

Median home value

$80,800$60,000

Median gross rent

$717$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fernwood	Magnolia
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	42.1%	11.7%
75 and over	57.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fernwood	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	35.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	60.9%
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%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fernwood	Magnolia
No high school diploma	0.0%	30.4%
High school graduate	0.0%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	57.9%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fernwood	Magnolia
Drove alone	100.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fernwood	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	62.0%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	38.0%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Fernwood	Magnolia
Poverty rate	57.9%	31.1%
Average household size	—	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1982	1971