Eupora vs Mathiston

A side-by-side comparison of Eupora and Mathiston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eupora has the higher population (2,036 vs 842 in Mathiston). Mathiston has the higher median household income ($59,514 vs $52,546 in Eupora). Mathiston has the higher median home value ($125,900 vs $96,800 in Eupora).

Population, income & housing

	Eupora	Mathiston
Population	2,036	842
Median age	47.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,546	$59,514
Median home value	$96,800	$125,900
Median gross rent	$368	$810
Housing units	1,065	408
Homeownership rate	64.2%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	21.8%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eupora	Mathiston
Population	2,327 → 2,036 (-12.5%)	596 → 842 (+41.3%)
Median household income	$24,559 → $52,546 (+114.0%)	$38,333 → $59,514 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $96,800 (+23.2%)	$83,800 → $125,900 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$474 → $368 (-22.4%)	$500 → $810 (+62.0%)

Eupora

Population

2,3272,036

Median household income

$24,559$52,546

Median home value

$78,600$96,800

Median gross rent

$474$368

Mathiston

Population

596842

Median household income

$38,333$59,514

Median home value

$83,800$125,900

Median gross rent

$500$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eupora	Mathiston
Under 5	5.6%	10.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	7.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	15.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	8.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	16.7%
75 and over	13.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eupora	Mathiston
White (non-Hispanic)	55.1%	81.9%
Black or African American	41.9%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eupora	Mathiston
No high school diploma	24.5%	17.0%
High school graduate	32.7%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eupora	Mathiston
Drove alone	79.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	1.3%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.4%
Other means	4.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eupora	Mathiston
1-unit, detached	65.8%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Eupora	Mathiston
Poverty rate	20.4%	17.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1983	1972