Byram

Population: 12,847
Median household income: $74,103
Median home value: $177,200

Byram, a community in Hinds County, Mississippi, has 12,847 residents. At $74,103, its median household income sits above Hinds County's $49,966.

Between 2019 and 2023, Byram's population grew 11.0% from 11,578 to 12,847, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $141,700 to $177,200.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 72.7% of the population. 78.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,847
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,103
Median home value: $177,200
Median gross rent: $1,318
Housing units: 5,592
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,57812,847

Median household income

$66,641$74,103

Median home value

$141,700$177,200

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,318

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,578	$66,641	$141,700	$1,128
2020	11,519	$67,318	$142,300	$1,100
2021	12,591	$68,819	$147,600	$1,143
2022	12,922	$72,536	$161,600	$1,334
2023	12,847	$74,103	$177,200	$1,318

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	690	5.4%
5 to 17	2,193	17.1%
18 to 24	827	6.4%
25 to 34	2,228	17.3%
35 to 44	1,869	14.5%
45 to 54	1,539	12.0%
55 to 64	1,972	15.3%
65 to 74	851	6.6%
75 and over	678	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,134	24.4%
Black or African American	9,340	72.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.2%
Asian	80	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	406	4.4%
High school graduate	1,949	21.3%
Some college or associate's	3,656	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,522	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,604	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,309	78.9%
Carpooled	891	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	398	5.9%
Other means	133	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	723	11.4%
15 to 29 min	2,772	43.8%
30 to 44 min	2,078	32.8%
45 to 59 min	307	4.8%
60+ min	453	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 9.1% (1,150 of 12,601)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,648	71.2%
Nonfamily households	1,474	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,122	91.6%
Vacant	470	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,090	79.9%
Renter-occupied	1,032	20.1%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,463	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	688	12.3%
20 or more units	96	1.7%
Mobile home & other	345	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2810140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 32.1921, -90.2870