Okolona

Population: 2,623
Median household income: $34,400
Median home value: $81,100

Okolona, a community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, has 2,623 residents. At $34,400, its median household income sits below Chickasaw County's $43,041.

Between 2019 and 2023, Okolona's population held roughly steady from 2,605 to 2,623, while its median home value rose 20.0% from $67,600 to $81,100.

90.1% of workers drive to work alone. 69.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,623
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $34,400
Median home value: $81,100
Median gross rent: $643
Housing units: 1,373
Homeownership rate: 43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6052,623

Median household income

$24,932$34,400

Median home value

$67,600$81,100

Median gross rent

$565$643

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,605	$24,932	$67,600	$565
2020	2,601	$23,333	$69,200	$447
2021	2,590	$24,786	$70,800	$563
2022	2,597	$27,278	$79,400	$563
2023	2,623	$34,400	$81,100	$643

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	4.7%
5 to 17	441	16.8%
18 to 24	274	10.4%
25 to 34	474	18.1%
35 to 44	248	9.5%
45 to 54	234	8.9%
55 to 64	306	11.7%
65 to 74	277	10.6%
75 and over	245	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	451	17.2%
Black or African American	2,153	82.1%
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	19	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	225	12.6%
High school graduate	897	50.3%
Some college or associate's	518	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	90	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	54	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.1%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	878	90.1%
Carpooled	43	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	307	32.8%
15 to 29 min	263	28.1%
30 to 44 min	192	20.5%
45 to 59 min	144	15.4%
60+ min	31	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 36.2% (921 of 2,541)

	Count	Share
Family households	669	55.8%
Nonfamily households	529	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,198	87.3%
Vacant	175	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	525	43.8%
Renter-occupied	673	56.2%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	957	69.7%
1-unit, attached	30	2.2%
2 to 4 units	224	16.3%
5 to 19 units	18	1.3%
20 or more units	29	2.1%
Mobile home & other	115	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2853680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.0051, -88.7477