Walls

Population: 1,392
Median household income: $54,375
Median home value: $160,800

Walls, a community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has 1,392 residents. At $54,375, its median household income sits below DeSoto County's $82,980.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walls's population grew 6.1% from 1,312 to 1,392, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $126,100 to $160,800.

The typical home was built around 1998. 18.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,392
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,375
Median home value: $160,800
Median gross rent: $1,129
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3121,392

Median household income

$48,990$54,375

Median home value

$126,100$160,800

Median gross rent

$883$1,129

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,312	$48,990	$126,100	$883
2020	1,415	$34,222	$107,100	$885
2021	1,431	$35,643	$120,000	$910
2022	1,386	$40,417	$151,200	$1,038
2023	1,392	$54,375	$160,800	$1,129

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5422.6%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	129	9.3%
5 to 17	277	19.9%
18 to 24	58	4.2%
25 to 34	235	16.9%
35 to 44	156	11.2%
45 to 54	315	22.6%
55 to 64	120	8.6%
65 to 74	43	3.1%
75 and over	59	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	497	35.7%
Black or African American	873	62.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	12.9%
High school graduate	308	33.2%
Some college or associate's	352	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	95	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	53	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	590	83.7%
Carpooled	24	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	11.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	21.6%
15 to 29 min	170	27.2%
30 to 44 min	212	33.9%
45 to 59 min	46	7.3%
60+ min	63	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 18.8% (261 of 1,392)

	Count	Share
Family households	358	64.6%
Nonfamily households	196	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	554	89.4%
Vacant	66	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	253	45.7%
Renter-occupied	301	54.3%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units25.6%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	411	66.3%
1-unit, attached	6	1.0%
2 to 4 units	36	5.8%
5 to 19 units	159	25.6%
20 or more units	8	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2877400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 34.9259, -90.1677