Durant

Population: 1,904
Median household income: $28,050
Median home value: $58,100

Located in Holmes County, Mississippi, Durant is a community with a population of 1,904. At $28,050, its median household income sits below Holmes County's $29,434.

From 2019 to 2023, Durant's population declined 30.2% from 2,726 to 1,904, while its median home value rose 6.4% from $54,600 to $58,100.

74.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,904
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $28,050
Median home value: $58,100
Median gross rent: $463
Housing units: 998
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7261,904

Median household income

$19,221$28,050

Median home value

$54,600$58,100

Median gross rent

$564$463

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,726	$19,221	$54,600	$564
2020	2,709	$23,575	$50,200	$600
2021	2,470	$22,567	$49,100	$532
2022	2,133	$25,552	$55,400	$510
2023	1,904	$28,050	$58,100	$463

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1727.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	3.9%
5 to 17	530	27.8%
18 to 24	99	5.2%
25 to 34	153	8.0%
35 to 44	119	6.3%
45 to 54	197	10.3%
55 to 64	313	16.4%
65 to 74	258	13.6%
75 and over	161	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	231	12.1%
Black or African American	1,673	87.9%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	218	18.2%
High school graduate	420	35.0%
Some college or associate's	441	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	98	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone89.6%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	414	89.6%
Carpooled	26	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	12	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	192	41.6%
15 to 29 min	64	13.9%
30 to 44 min	58	12.6%
45 to 59 min	73	15.8%
60+ min	75	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 32.3% (591 of 1,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	388	52.2%
Nonfamily households	355	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	743	74.4%
Vacant	255	25.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	413	55.6%
Renter-occupied	330	44.4%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	746	74.7%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	57	5.7%
5 to 19 units	75	7.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	115	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2820500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.0819, -89.8573