North Tunica vs Tunica

A side-by-side comparison of North Tunica and Tunica: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tunica has the higher population (961 vs 507 in North Tunica). Since 2019, Tunica's population has grown faster (-16.8% vs -42.8%).

Population, income & housing

	North Tunica	Tunica
Population	507	961
Median age	48.4 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,958
Median home value	—	$178,500
Median gross rent	$836	$621
Housing units	303	602
Homeownership rate	42.6%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	96.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Tunica	Tunica
Population	886 → 507 (-42.8%)	1,155 → 961 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$32,989 → $19,531 (-40.8%)	$51,607 → $39,958 (-22.6%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $78,300 (+31.8%)	$200,900 → $178,500 (-11.1%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $836 (+9.0%)	$625 → $621 (-0.6%)

North Tunica

Population

886507

Median household income

$32,989$19,531

Median home value

$59,400$78,300

Median gross rent

$767$836

Tunica

Population

1,155961

Median household income

$51,607$39,958

Median home value

$200,900$178,500

Median gross rent

$625$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Tunica	Tunica
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	13.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	2.2%	1.6%
35 to 44	25.4%	9.9%
45 to 54	22.5%	23.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	17.4%
75 and over	6.3%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Tunica	Tunica
White (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	51.5%
Black or African American	98.0%	44.7%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Tunica	Tunica
No high school diploma	9.9%	12.2%
High school graduate	60.0%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Tunica	Tunica
Drove alone	100.0%	90.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Tunica	Tunica
1-unit, detached	58.4%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	North Tunica	Tunica
Poverty rate	53.4%	21.1%
Average household size	1.72	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1981	1979