Rawls Springs

Population: 1,554
Median household income: $49,573
Median home value: $101,200

Rawls Springs, a community in Forrest County, Mississippi, has 1,554 residents. Its median household income of $49,573 runs below the Forrest County figure of $52,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Rawls Springs's population grew 48.4% from 1,047 to 1,554, while its median home value fell 3.1% from $104,400 to $101,200.

7.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,554
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,573
Median home value: $101,200
Median gross rent: $1,084
Housing units: 648
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0471,554

Median household income

$62,875$49,573

Median home value

$104,400$101,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,047	—	$104,400	$873
2020	1,708	$62,875	$88,100	—
2021	1,522	$65,430	$82,800	—
2022	2,069	$58,750	$89,800	$1,083
2023	1,554	$49,573	$101,200	$1,084

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5422.8%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	5.5%
5 to 17	176	11.3%
18 to 24	203	13.1%
25 to 34	186	12.0%
35 to 44	145	9.3%
45 to 54	354	22.8%
55 to 64	242	15.6%
65 to 74	130	8.4%
75 and over	33	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	519	33.4%
Black or African American	906	58.3%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate47.8%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	4.6%
High school graduate	521	47.8%
Some college or associate's	442	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	41	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	36	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled0.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means17.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	641	78.7%
Carpooled	3	0.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	3.4%
Other means	143	17.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	151	19.2%
15 to 29 min	368	46.8%
30 to 44 min	72	9.1%
45 to 59 min	150	19.1%
60+ min	46	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 13.4% (208 of 1,554)

	Count	Share
Family households	504	77.8%
Nonfamily households	144	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	648	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	501	77.3%
Renter-occupied	147	22.7%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	484	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	164	25.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2861080
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.3834, -89.3865