Goodman

Population: 1,237
Median household income: $14,722
Median home value: $37,200

Goodman, a community in Holmes County, Mississippi, has 1,237 residents. The median household income of $14,722 is below the Holmes County median ($29,434).

Between 2019 and 2023, Goodman's population declined 1.2% from 1,252 to 1,237, while its median home value fell 25.3% from $49,800 to $37,200.

The median gross rent is $372. 4.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,237
Median age: 20.2 yrs
Median household income: $14,722
Median home value: $37,200
Median gross rent: $372
Housing units: 332
Homeownership rate: 22.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Unemployment rate: 24.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2521,237

Median household income

$21,078$14,722

Median home value

$49,800$37,200

Median gross rent

$493$372

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,252	$21,078	$49,800	$493
2020	1,368	$20,284	$61,400	$419
2021	1,406	$14,861	$56,100	$444
2022	1,287	$12,207	—	$362
2023	1,237	$14,722	$37,200	$372

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2449.6%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 445.3%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 642.9%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	6.9%
5 to 17	114	9.2%
18 to 24	614	49.6%
25 to 34	93	7.5%
35 to 44	66	5.3%
45 to 54	76	6.1%
55 to 64	36	2.9%
65 to 74	103	8.3%
75 and over	50	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	324	26.2%
Black or African American	868	70.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.0%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	34.0%
High school graduate	109	25.7%
Some college or associate's	152	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked16.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	120	63.2%
Carpooled	14	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	16.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	10.0%
Other means	5	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	39.2%
15 to 29 min	51	29.8%
30 to 44 min	5	2.9%
45 to 59 min	34	19.9%
60+ min	14	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 50.2% (357 of 711)

	Count	Share
Family households	165	62.0%
Nonfamily households	101	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	266	80.1%
Vacant	66	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	22.6%
Renter-occupied	206	77.4%

1-unit, detached30.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units21.1%

5 to 19 units28.9%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101	30.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	21.1%
5 to 19 units	96	28.9%
20 or more units	14	4.2%
Mobile home & other	51	15.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2828220
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.9682, -89.9127