Merigold

Population: 634
Median household income: $53,558
Median home value: $107,600

Merigold, a community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, has 634 residents. At $53,558, its median household income sits above Bolivar County's $37,315.

From 2019 to 2023, Merigold's population grew 47.8% from 429 to 634, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $88,900 to $107,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 56.2% of the population. 96.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 634
Median age: 28.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,558
Median home value: $107,600
Median gross rent: $1,083
Housing units: 229
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

429634

Median household income

$43,667$53,558

Median home value

$88,900$107,600

Median gross rent

$885$1,083

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	429	$43,667	$88,900	$885
2020	627	$45,000	$101,000	$900
2021	591	$44,333	$95,900	$1,019
2022	564	$47,232	$109,600	$1,038
2023	634	$53,558	$107,600	$1,083

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 177.9%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 3446.4%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	8.7%
5 to 17	50	7.9%
18 to 24	3	0.5%
25 to 34	294	46.4%
35 to 44	33	5.2%
45 to 54	42	6.6%
55 to 64	64	10.1%
65 to 74	83	13.1%
75 and over	10	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	356	56.2%
Black or African American	277	43.7%
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	1	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree34.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	9.3%
High school graduate	165	31.4%
Some college or associate's	101	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	179	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	32	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone96.6%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	96.6%
Carpooled	2	0.8%
Public transit	1	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	24.0%
15 to 29 min	107	45.9%
30 to 44 min	28	12.0%
45 to 59 min	21	9.0%
60+ min	21	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 5.0% (32 of 634)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	74.1%
Nonfamily households	52	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	201	87.8%
Vacant	28	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	174	86.6%
Renter-occupied	27	13.4%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	197	86.0%
1-unit, attached	9	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2846720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8391, -90.7264