Horn Lake

Population: 26,622
Median household income: $56,847
Median home value: $158,900

Horn Lake, a community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has 26,622 residents. Its median household income of $56,847 runs below the DeSoto County figure of $82,980.

From 2019 to 2023, Horn Lake's population declined 1.7% from 27,080 to 26,622, while its median home value rose 49.3% from $106,400 to $158,900.

The median resident is 34.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,622
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,847
Median home value: $158,900
Median gross rent: $1,293
Housing units: 10,829
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,08026,622

Median household income

$48,622$56,847

Median home value

$106,400$158,900

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,293

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,080	$48,622	$106,400	$1,033
2020	27,234	$52,181	$114,300	$1,067
2021	26,623	$54,783	$117,900	$1,121
2022	26,652	$57,111	$146,300	$1,251
2023	26,622	$56,847	$158,900	$1,293

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,404	5.3%
5 to 17	5,432	20.4%
18 to 24	2,975	11.2%
25 to 34	3,621	13.6%
35 to 44	4,060	15.3%
45 to 54	3,061	11.5%
55 to 64	3,152	11.8%
65 to 74	1,702	6.4%
75 and over	1,215	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,168	42.0%
Black or African American	11,848	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	350	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.1%
Two or more races	847	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,357	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,362	14.1%
High school graduate	6,220	37.0%
Some college or associate's	5,319	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,099	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	811	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,895	87.0%
Carpooled	1,093	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	376	3.0%
Other means	140	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,533	20.8%
15 to 29 min	4,707	38.7%
30 to 44 min	3,422	28.2%
45 to 59 min	876	7.2%
60+ min	615	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 18.7% (4,962 of 26,536)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,653	67.1%
Nonfamily households	3,260	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,913	91.5%
Vacant	916	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,881	59.3%
Renter-occupied	4,032	40.7%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,302	76.7%
1-unit, attached	137	1.3%
2 to 4 units	595	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1,220	11.3%
20 or more units	329	3.0%
Mobile home & other	246	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2833700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 34.9521, -90.0492