Beulah

Population: 292
Median household income: $31,542
Median home value: $70,000

Beulah is a community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, home to 292 residents. At $31,542, its median household income sits below Bolivar County's $37,315.

From 2019 to 2023, Beulah's population declined 41.6% from 500 to 292, while its median home value rose 129.5% from $30,500 to $70,000.

17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 292
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $31,542
Median home value: $70,000
Median gross rent: $705
Housing units: 168
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 18.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

500292

Median household income

$27,955$31,542

Median home value

$30,500$70,000

Median gross rent

$654$705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	500	$27,955	$30,500	$654
2020	445	$26,833	$61,700	$672
2021	423	$26,853	$57,700	$725
2022	334	$29,258	$80,900	$750
2023	292	$31,542	$70,000	$705

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 2417.5%

25 to 342.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.4%
5 to 17	31	10.6%
18 to 24	51	17.5%
25 to 34	8	2.7%
35 to 44	32	11.0%
45 to 54	21	7.2%
55 to 64	54	18.5%
65 to 74	52	17.8%
75 and over	39	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11	3.8%
Black or African American	278	95.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.0%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	33.0%
High school graduate	42	20.4%
Some college or associate's	61	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	23	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means8.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66	80.5%
Carpooled	5	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.9%
Other means	7	8.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	29.5%
15 to 29 min	28	35.9%
30 to 44 min	14	17.9%
45 to 59 min	10	12.8%
60+ min	3	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 26.4% (77 of 292)

	Count	Share
Family households	90	64.7%
Nonfamily households	49	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	139	82.7%
Vacant	29	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	76.3%
Renter-occupied	33	23.7%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87	51.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.4%
5 to 19 units	5	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72	42.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2805820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7905, -90.9801