Gloster

Population: 1,189
Median household income: $22,500
Median home value: $73,400

Located in Amite County, Mississippi, Gloster is a community with a population of 1,189. The median household income of $22,500 is below the Amite County median ($35,385).

From 2019 to 2023, Gloster's population grew 10.0% from 1,081 to 1,189, while its median home value rose 7.5% from $68,300 to $73,400.

65.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,189
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $22,500
Median home value: $73,400
Median gross rent: $576
Housing units: 591
Homeownership rate: 48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0811,189

Median household income

$17,375$22,500

Median home value

$68,300$73,400

Median gross rent

$470$576

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,081	$17,375	$68,300	$470
2020	1,356	—	$69,200	$583
2021	1,158	$18,814	$81,600	$654
2022	1,319	$22,131	$73,600	$628
2023	1,189	$22,500	$73,400	$576

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6420.7%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	4.0%
5 to 17	200	16.8%
18 to 24	74	6.2%
25 to 34	136	11.4%
35 to 44	138	11.6%
45 to 54	166	14.0%
55 to 64	246	20.7%
65 to 74	83	7.0%
75 and over	98	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	282	23.7%
Black or African American	894	75.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate51.4%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	20.8%
High school graduate	446	51.4%
Some college or associate's	183	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	56	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	305	90.0%
Carpooled	34	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	23.6%
15 to 29 min	69	20.4%
30 to 44 min	80	23.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	110	32.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 32.0% (381 of 1,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	272	54.8%
Nonfamily households	224	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	496	83.9%
Vacant	95	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	238	48.0%
Renter-occupied	258	52.0%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	384	65.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	43	7.3%
5 to 19 units	5	0.8%
20 or more units	68	11.5%
Mobile home & other	87	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2827820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.1951, -91.0177