Southaven

Population: 55,531
Median household income: $76,159
Median home value: $214,800

Located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, Southaven is a community with a population of 55,531. Its median household income of $76,159 runs below the DeSoto County figure of $82,980.

From 2019 to 2023, Southaven's population grew 2.5% from 54,152 to 55,531, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $153,200 to $214,800.

27.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,531
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,159
Median home value: $214,800
Median gross rent: $1,361
Housing units: 22,473
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,15255,531

Median household income

$61,026$76,159

Median home value

$153,200$214,800

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,361

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,152	$61,026	$153,200	$1,056
2020	55,026	$63,321	$160,500	$1,055
2021	54,141	$67,157	$169,800	$1,104
2022	54,908	$72,513	$197,200	$1,228
2023	55,531	$76,159	$214,800	$1,361

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,806	6.9%
5 to 17	10,616	19.1%
18 to 24	5,084	9.2%
25 to 34	7,708	13.9%
35 to 44	7,156	12.9%
45 to 54	7,554	13.6%
55 to 64	6,480	11.7%
65 to 74	4,407	7.9%
75 and over	2,720	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,050	52.3%
Black or African American	21,254	38.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	600	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	124	0.2%
Two or more races	1,267	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,230	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,621	7.3%
High school graduate	10,835	30.1%
Some college or associate's	12,836	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,415	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,318	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,463	78.6%
Carpooled	3,200	11.7%
Public transit	41	0.2%
Walked	104	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,322	8.5%
Other means	171	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,884	23.6%
15 to 29 min	10,337	41.4%
30 to 44 min	6,599	26.4%
45 to 59 min	1,315	5.3%
60+ min	844	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 12.3% (6,781 of 55,019)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,916	72.4%
Nonfamily households	5,675	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,591	91.6%
Vacant	1,882	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,749	71.6%
Renter-occupied	5,842	28.4%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,226	81.1%
1-unit, attached	234	1.0%
2 to 4 units	871	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1,876	8.3%
20 or more units	606	2.7%
Mobile home & other	660	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2869280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 41 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 34.9510, -89.9777