Shaw

Population: 1,586
Median household income: $23,913
Median home value: $84,200

Shaw is a community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, home to 1,586 residents. At $23,913, its median household income sits below Bolivar County's $37,315.

From 2019 to 2023, Shaw's population declined 20.9% from 2,004 to 1,586, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $60,700 to $84,200.

91.1% of workers drive to work alone. 68.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,586
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $23,913
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: $518
Housing units: 744
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0041,586

Median household income

$20,265$23,913

Median home value

$60,700$84,200

Median gross rent

$518$518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,004	$20,265	$60,700	$518
2020	1,955	$24,550	$58,400	$515
2021	1,862	$25,397	$59,100	$533
2022	1,615	$23,875	$72,300	$549
2023	1,586	$23,913	$84,200	$518

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	76	4.8%
5 to 17	383	24.1%
18 to 24	98	6.2%
25 to 34	206	13.0%
35 to 44	194	12.2%
45 to 54	101	6.4%
55 to 64	234	14.8%
65 to 74	193	12.2%
75 and over	101	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11	0.7%
Black or African American	1,526	96.2%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	193	18.8%
High school graduate	292	28.4%
Some college or associate's	383	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	88	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	73	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone91.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	511	91.1%
Carpooled	50	8.9%
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	136	24.2%
15 to 29 min	251	44.7%
30 to 44 min	108	19.3%
45 to 59 min	7	1.2%
60+ min	59	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 40.6% (644 of 1,586)

	Count	Share
Family households	486	75.9%
Nonfamily households	154	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	640	86.0%
Vacant	104	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	387	60.5%
Renter-occupied	253	39.5%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	512	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	64	8.6%
5 to 19 units	69	9.3%
20 or more units	20	2.7%
Mobile home & other	76	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2867000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6015, -90.7720