Gunnison

Population: 344
Median household income: $23,438
Median home value: $75,000

Gunnison, a community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, has 344 residents. The median household income of $23,438 is below the Bolivar County median ($37,315).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gunnison's population declined 22.7% from 445 to 344, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $63,800 to $75,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 78.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 344
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $23,438
Median home value: $75,000
Median gross rent: $196
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 28.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

445344

Median household income

$21,607$23,438

Median home value

$63,800$75,000

Median gross rent

$470$196

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	445	$21,607	$63,800	$470
2020	430	$21,667	$77,000	—
2021	388	$19,018	$71,900	$187
2022	376	$21,382	$84,800	$192
2023	344	$23,438	$75,000	$196

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	4.1%
5 to 17	70	20.3%
18 to 24	19	5.5%
25 to 34	43	12.5%
35 to 44	63	18.3%
45 to 54	44	12.8%
55 to 64	29	8.4%
65 to 74	25	7.3%
75 and over	37	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36	10.5%
Black or African American	270	78.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	22.0%
High school graduate	85	35.3%
Some college or associate's	81	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	22	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
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	7	11.1%
15 to 29 min	13	20.6%
30 to 44 min	43	68.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 54.1% (186 of 344)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	54.9%
Nonfamily households	69	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	153	87.4%
Vacant	22	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	54.9%
Renter-occupied	69	45.1%

1-unit, detached47.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83	47.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26	14.9%
5 to 19 units	10	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	32.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829900
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.9431, -90.9466