Magnolia vs Osyka

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

Magnolia and Osyka 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 368 in Osyka). Osyka has the higher median home value ($86,000 vs $60,000 in Magnolia). Since 2019, Magnolia's population has grown faster (+44.4% vs -23.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Osyka
Population	3,264	368
Median age	35.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,447	—
Median home value	$60,000	$86,000
Median gross rent	$890	$578
Housing units	1,186	208
Homeownership rate	79.5%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Osyka
Population	2,260 → 3,264 (+44.4%)	480 → 368 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$26,140 → $37,447 (+43.3%)	$22,500 → $28,724 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $60,000 (-25.7%)	$82,000 → $86,000 (+4.9%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $890 (+24.1%)	$635 → $578 (-9.0%)

Magnolia

Population

2,2603,264

Median household income

$26,140$37,447

Median home value

$80,800$60,000

Median gross rent

$717$890

Osyka

Population

480368

Median household income

$22,500$28,724

Median home value

$82,000$86,000

Median gross rent

$635$578

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Osyka
Under 5	8.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	12.1%	3.5%
25 to 34	6.7%	16.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.0%
75 and over	5.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Osyka
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	28.0%
Black or African American	60.9%	62.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	3.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Osyka
No high school diploma	30.4%	46.7%
High school graduate	30.4%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Osyka
Drove alone	78.9%	84.1%
Carpooled	12.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.3%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Osyka
1-unit, detached	68.0%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Osyka
Poverty rate	31.1%	40.2%
Average household size	3.01	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1971	1969