Kiln

Population: 2,454
Median household income: $70,708
Median home value: $150,500

Kiln is a community in Hancock County, Mississippi, home to 2,454 residents. At $70,708, its median household income sits above Hancock County's $67,728.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kiln's population grew 5.8% from 2,319 to 2,454, while its median home value rose 2.8% from $146,400 to $150,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population. 67.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,454
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,708
Median home value: $150,500
Median gross rent: $1,430
Housing units: 1,140
Homeownership rate: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3192,454

Median household income

$48,655$70,708

Median home value

$146,400$150,500

Median gross rent

$869$1,430

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,319	$48,655	$146,400	$869
2020	2,462	$48,853	$139,600	$1,002
2021	2,277	$52,133	$148,200	—
2022	2,156	$54,276	$160,900	$1,079
2023	2,454	$70,708	$150,500	$1,430

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	4.4%
5 to 17	265	10.8%
18 to 24	397	16.2%
25 to 34	105	4.3%
35 to 44	358	14.6%
45 to 54	286	11.7%
55 to 64	308	12.6%
65 to 74	280	11.4%
75 and over	348	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,303	93.8%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
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	148	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	401	23.8%
High school graduate	693	41.1%
Some college or associate's	498	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	63	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	30	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	850	67.9%
Carpooled	15	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	387	30.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	151	17.5%
15 to 29 min	326	37.7%
30 to 44 min	329	38.0%
45 to 59 min	47	5.4%
60+ min	12	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 18.4% (449 of 2,441)

	Count	Share
Family households	724	84.8%
Nonfamily households	130	15.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	854	74.9%
Vacant	286	25.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	791	92.6%
Renter-occupied	63	7.4%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	868	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	267	23.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2837600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 30.4184, -89.4298