Cruger

Population: 333
Median household income: $30,313
Median home value: $74,200

Cruger, a community in Holmes County, Mississippi, has 333 residents. The median household income of $30,313 is in line with the Holmes County median ($29,434).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cruger's population declined 11.0% from 374 to 333, while its median home value rose 81.4% from $40,900 to $74,200.

18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 333
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $30,313
Median home value: $74,200
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 170
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

374333

Median household income

$18,750$30,313

Median home value

$40,900$74,200

Median gross rent

$363$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	374	$18,750	$40,900	$363
2020	346	$29,000	$58,500	—
2021	309	—	$62,200	$820
2022	267	$29,570	$64,800	$936
2023	333	$30,313	$74,200	$933

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	6.6%
5 to 17	51	15.3%
18 to 24	11	3.3%
25 to 34	63	18.9%
35 to 44	26	7.8%
45 to 54	23	6.9%
55 to 64	61	18.3%
65 to 74	29	8.7%
75 and over	47	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41	12.3%
Black or African American	283	85.0%
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	4	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	18.9%
High school graduate	106	42.6%
Some college or associate's	50	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	24	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means7.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89	77.4%
Carpooled	13	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	4.3%
Other means	8	7.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	10.0%
15 to 29 min	73	66.4%
30 to 44 min	15	13.6%
45 to 59 min	5	4.5%
60+ min	6	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 35.4% (118 of 333)

	Count	Share
Family households	73	44.8%
Nonfamily households	90	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	163	95.9%
Vacant	7	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	100	61.3%
Renter-occupied	63	38.7%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	129	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	21.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2816980
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3230, -90.2355