Pontotoc vs Randolph

A side-by-side comparison of Pontotoc and Randolph: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pontotoc has the higher population (5,717 vs 650 in Randolph). Pontotoc has the higher median household income ($50,230 vs $45,584 in Randolph). Randolph has the higher median home value ($217,300 vs $144,300 in Pontotoc).

Population, income & housing

	Pontotoc	Randolph
Population	5,717	650
Median age	33.9 yrs	18.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,230	$45,584
Median home value	$144,300	$217,300
Median gross rent	$830	—
Housing units	2,327	226
Homeownership rate	47.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pontotoc	Randolph
Population	6,015 → 5,717 (-5.0%)	373 → 650 (+74.3%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $50,230 (+2.4%)	$41,597 → $45,584 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $144,300 (+12.6%)	$182,900 → $217,300 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $830 (+16.2%)	—

Pontotoc

Population

6,0155,717

Median household income

$49,063$50,230

Median home value

$128,100$144,300

Median gross rent

$714$830

Randolph

Population

373650

Median household income

$41,597$45,584

Median home value

$182,900$217,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pontotoc	Randolph
Under 5	4.0%	19.2%
5 to 17	24.4%	28.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.8%	27.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	3.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	3.7%
75 and over	7.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pontotoc	Randolph
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	26.6%	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	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pontotoc	Randolph
No high school diploma	16.2%	32.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pontotoc	Randolph
Drove alone	83.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pontotoc	Randolph
1-unit, detached	78.6%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pontotoc	Randolph
Poverty rate	18.4%	39.8%
Average household size	2.81	3.61
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1968	1976