Grenada

Population: 12,484
Median household income: $42,470
Median home value: $152,100

Grenada is a community in Grenada County, Mississippi, home to 12,484 residents. Its median household income of $42,470 runs below the Grenada County figure of $47,998.

From 2019 to 2023, Grenada's population held roughly steady from 12,475 to 12,484, while its median home value rose 55.8% from $97,600 to $152,100.

Owners occupy 53.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,484
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,470
Median home value: $152,100
Median gross rent: $799
Housing units: 6,119
Homeownership rate: 53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,47512,484

Median household income

$33,226$42,470

Median home value

$97,600$152,100

Median gross rent

$684$799

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,475	$33,226	$97,600	$684
2020	12,349	$31,322	$98,100	$674
2021	12,675	$34,771	$102,000	$710
2022	12,594	$40,714	$139,500	$752
2023	12,484	$42,470	$152,100	$799

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	893	7.2%
5 to 17	1,922	15.4%
18 to 24	1,172	9.4%
25 to 34	1,684	13.5%
35 to 44	1,658	13.3%
45 to 54	1,106	8.9%
55 to 64	1,699	13.6%
65 to 74	1,168	9.4%
75 and over	1,182	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,039	40.4%
Black or African American	7,036	56.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	20	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	143	1.1%
Two or more races	243	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,201	14.1%
High school graduate	2,794	32.9%
Some college or associate's	2,225	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,321	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	956	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,436	86.0%
Carpooled	358	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	193	3.7%
Other means	145	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,535	71.2%
15 to 29 min	528	10.6%
30 to 44 min	376	7.6%
45 to 59 min	265	5.3%
60+ min	260	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 26.7% (3,252 of 12,188)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,641	52.0%
Nonfamily households	2,439	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,080	83.0%
Vacant	1,039	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,720	53.5%
Renter-occupied	2,360	46.5%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,315	70.5%
1-unit, attached	12	0.2%
2 to 4 units	771	12.6%
5 to 19 units	442	7.2%
20 or more units	317	5.2%
Mobile home & other	262	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829460
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.7814, -89.8115