Arnold Line

Population: 1,434
Median household income: $51,136
Median home value: $156,100

Arnold Line is a community in Lamar County, Mississippi, home to 1,434 residents. At $51,136, its median household income sits below Lamar County's $69,106.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arnold Line's population declined 32.1% from 2,113 to 1,434, while its median home value rose 48.5% from $105,100 to $156,100.

32.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,434
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,136
Median home value: $156,100
Median gross rent: $1,310
Housing units: 730
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1131,434

Median household income

$41,875$51,136

Median home value

$105,100$156,100

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,310

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,113	$41,875	$105,100	$1,227
2020	1,654	$57,679	$107,600	$1,389
2021	1,439	—	$88,200	$1,322
2022	1,789	$41,232	$140,800	$1,295
2023	1,434	$51,136	$156,100	$1,310

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3424.1%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	4.8%
5 to 17	243	16.9%
18 to 24	61	4.3%
25 to 34	346	24.1%
35 to 44	258	18.0%
45 to 54	82	5.7%
55 to 64	123	8.6%
65 to 74	155	10.8%
75 and over	97	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	794	55.4%
Black or African American	612	42.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	4.3%
High school graduate	264	24.9%
Some college or associate's	406	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	229	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	116	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled27.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	490	72.6%
Carpooled	185	27.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	212	31.4%
15 to 29 min	255	37.8%
30 to 44 min	77	11.4%
45 to 59 min	17	2.5%
60+ min	114	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 30.0% (417 of 1,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	277	45.6%
Nonfamily households	331	54.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	608	83.3%
Vacant	122	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	476	78.3%
Renter-occupied	132	21.7%

1-unit, detached98.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	720	98.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2802060
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3372, -89.3772