New Houlka

Population: 754
Median household income: $47,981
Median home value: $84,400

New Houlka is a community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, home to 754 residents. At $47,981, its median household income sits above Chickasaw County's $43,041.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Houlka's population grew 16.5% from 647 to 754, while its median home value rose 9.6% from $77,000 to $84,400.

78.3% of workers drive to work alone. 76.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 754
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,981
Median home value: $84,400
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 329
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 15.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

647754

Median household income

$28,906$47,981

Median home value

$77,000$84,400

Median gross rent

$514$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	647	$28,906	$77,000	$514
2020	497	$29,844	$69,500	$488
2021	469	$31,625	$74,000	$554
2022	564	$43,750	$83,700	$625
2023	754	$47,981	$84,400	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3424.7%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 545.0%

55 to 644.6%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	10.2%
5 to 17	181	24.0%
18 to 24	77	10.2%
25 to 34	186	24.7%
35 to 44	53	7.0%
45 to 54	38	5.0%
55 to 64	35	4.6%
65 to 74	79	10.5%
75 and over	28	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	317	42.0%
Black or African American	250	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	13.8%
High school graduate	177	42.2%
Some college or associate's	148	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	23	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled19.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	78.3%
Carpooled	56	19.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.0%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	14.0%
15 to 29 min	154	52.7%
30 to 44 min	64	21.9%
45 to 59 min	14	4.8%
60+ min	19	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 28.0% (211 of 754)

	Count	Share
Family households	193	76.0%
Nonfamily households	61	24.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254	77.2%
Vacant	75	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	130	51.2%
Renter-occupied	124	48.8%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	251	76.3%
1-unit, attached	4	1.2%
2 to 4 units	10	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2	0.6%
20 or more units	2	0.6%
Mobile home & other	60	18.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2851420
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0363, -89.0211