Soso

Population: 497
Median household income: $65,521
Median home value: $143,300

Soso, a community in Jones County, Mississippi, has 497 residents. At $65,521, its median household income sits above Jones County's $51,143.

Between 2019 and 2023, Soso's population declined 14.6% from 582 to 497, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $101,700 to $143,300.

90.5% of workers drive to work alone. 83.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 497
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,521
Median home value: $143,300
Median gross rent: $872
Housing units: 212
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

582497

Median household income

$51,618$65,521

Median home value

$101,700$143,300

Median gross rent

$967$872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	582	$51,618	$101,700	$967
2020	474	$52,321	$97,400	$1,057
2021	636	$56,719	$113,300	$1,067
2022	472	$69,375	$121,400	$798
2023	497	$65,521	$143,300	$872

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	9.1%
5 to 17	67	13.5%
18 to 24	44	8.9%
25 to 34	104	20.9%
35 to 44	69	13.9%
45 to 54	54	10.9%
55 to 64	40	8.0%
65 to 74	47	9.5%
75 and over	27	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	385	77.5%
Black or African American	108	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.8%
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 diploma13.2%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	13.2%
High school graduate	75	22.0%
Some college or associate's	131	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	68	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	90.5%
Carpooled	18	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	8.4%
15 to 29 min	144	60.5%
30 to 44 min	44	18.5%
45 to 59 min	27	11.3%
60+ min	3	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 4.3% (21 of 494)

	Count	Share
Family households	146	83.4%
Nonfamily households	29	16.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	175	82.5%
Vacant	37	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	138	78.9%
Renter-occupied	37	21.1%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	17.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2869160
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.7503, -89.2769