Derma

Population: 855
Median household income: $52,879
Median home value: $78,900

Derma, a community in Calhoun County, Mississippi, has 855 residents. The median household income of $52,879 is above the Calhoun County median ($43,942).

Between 2019 and 2023, Derma's population declined 24.3% from 1,130 to 855, while its median home value rose 42.9% from $55,200 to $78,900.

Households average 2.59 people. The median gross rent is $721.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 855
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,879
Median home value: $78,900
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 363
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,130855

Median household income

$29,180$52,879

Median home value

$55,200$78,900

Median gross rent

$609$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,130	$29,180	$55,200	$609
2020	1,052	$31,083	$55,800	$592
2021	1,009	$32,303	$57,200	$606
2022	819	$41,250	$68,300	$679
2023	855	$52,879	$78,900	$721

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

Age distribution

Under 511.7%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	11.7%
5 to 17	151	17.7%
18 to 24	42	4.9%
25 to 34	78	9.1%
35 to 44	135	15.8%
45 to 54	51	6.0%
55 to 64	148	17.3%
65 to 74	102	11.9%
75 and over	48	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	232	27.1%
Black or African American	550	64.3%
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	9	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.1%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	30.1%
High school graduate	204	36.3%
Some college or associate's	127	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	46	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	254	85.5%
Carpooled	18	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	110	39.6%
15 to 29 min	43	15.5%
30 to 44 min	30	10.8%
45 to 59 min	55	19.8%
60+ min	40	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 34.4% (294 of 855)

	Count	Share
Family households	224	67.9%
Nonfamily households	106	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	330	90.9%
Vacant	33	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	185	56.1%
Renter-occupied	145	43.9%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	78.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.8%
2 to 4 units	35	9.6%
5 to 19 units	2	0.6%
20 or more units	3	0.8%
Mobile home & other	35	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2818940
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8589, -89.2878