Algoma vs Thaxton

A side-by-side comparison of Algoma and Thaxton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Algoma has the higher population (1,065 vs 650 in Thaxton). Thaxton has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $60,000 in Algoma). Thaxton has the higher median home value ($208,500 vs $201,500 in Algoma).

Population, income & housing

	Algoma	Thaxton
Population	1,065	650
Median age	36.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$81,250
Median home value	$201,500	$208,500
Median gross rent	$910	$788
Housing units	473	347
Homeownership rate	84.2%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algoma	Thaxton
Population	896 → 1,065 (+18.9%)	749 → 650 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $60,000 (+39.1%)	$54,063 → $81,250 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $201,500 (+17.8%)	$154,000 → $208,500 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $910 (+25.5%)	$850 → $788 (-7.3%)

Algoma

Population

8961,065

Median household income

$43,125$60,000

Median home value

$171,000$201,500

Median gross rent

$725$910

Thaxton

Population

749650

Median household income

$54,063$81,250

Median home value

$154,000$208,500

Median gross rent

$850$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algoma	Thaxton
Under 5	10.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	17.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	16.5%
75 and over	4.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algoma	Thaxton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	6.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	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	7.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algoma	Thaxton
No high school diploma	16.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algoma	Thaxton
Drove alone	83.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.1%	1.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algoma	Thaxton
1-unit, detached	61.3%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.3%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Algoma	Thaxton
Poverty rate	13.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1996	1992