Braxton vs Mendenhall

A side-by-side comparison of Braxton and Mendenhall: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mendenhall has the higher population (2,397 vs 245 in Braxton). Braxton has the higher median household income ($57,292 vs $39,911 in Mendenhall). Braxton has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $102,800 in Mendenhall).

Population, income & housing

	Braxton	Mendenhall
Population	245	2,397
Median age	31.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,292	$39,911
Median home value	$162,500	$102,800
Median gross rent	—	$872
Housing units	87	1,121
Homeownership rate	69.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braxton	Mendenhall
Population	251 → 245 (-2.4%)	2,924 → 2,397 (-18.0%)
Median household income	$38,500 → $57,292 (+48.8%)	$29,286 → $39,911 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $162,500 (+80.6%)	$90,800 → $102,800 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $763 (+32.7%)	$704 → $872 (+23.9%)

Braxton

Population

251245

Median household income

$38,500$57,292

Median home value

$90,000$162,500

Median gross rent

$575$763

Mendenhall

Population

2,9242,397

Median household income

$29,286$39,911

Median home value

$90,800$102,800

Median gross rent

$704$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braxton	Mendenhall
Under 5	11.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	11.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	17.6%
75 and over	0.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braxton	Mendenhall
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	54.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	44.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braxton	Mendenhall
No high school diploma	26.5%	17.7%
High school graduate	30.3%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braxton	Mendenhall
Drove alone	82.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	5.9%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braxton	Mendenhall
1-unit, detached	79.3%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Braxton	Mendenhall
Poverty rate	42.4%	28.9%
Average household size	3.27	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	41	27
Median year structure built	1975	1969