Purvis

Population: 1,691
Median household income: $34,688
Median home value: $122,500

Purvis, a community in Lamar County, Mississippi, has 1,691 residents. At $34,688, its median household income sits below Lamar County's $69,106.

Between 2019 and 2023, Purvis's population declined 29.7% from 2,406 to 1,691, while its median home value rose 12.0% from $109,400 to $122,500.

The median resident is 32.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,691
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $34,688
Median home value: $122,500
Median gross rent: $862
Housing units: 771
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4061,691

Median household income

$28,136$34,688

Median home value

$109,400$122,500

Median gross rent

$749$862

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,406	$28,136	$109,400	$749
2020	2,198	$29,583	$106,300	$793
2021	1,982	$33,568	$109,600	$851
2022	1,809	$38,287	$110,000	$856
2023	1,691	$34,688	$122,500	$862

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	138	8.2%
5 to 17	408	24.1%
18 to 24	144	8.5%
25 to 34	183	10.8%
35 to 44	205	12.1%
45 to 54	193	11.4%
55 to 64	140	8.3%
65 to 74	146	8.6%
75 and over	134	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,257	74.3%
Black or African American	360	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	1.1%
Two or more races	9	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	199	19.9%
High school graduate	280	28.0%
Some college or associate's	341	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	105	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	76	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone92.4%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	545	92.4%
Carpooled	21	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	16.9%
15 to 29 min	222	38.7%
30 to 44 min	210	36.6%
45 to 59 min	21	3.7%
60+ min	24	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 29.0% (442 of 1,525)

	Count	Share
Family households	361	56.9%
Nonfamily households	273	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	634	82.2%
Vacant	137	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	394	62.1%
Renter-occupied	240	37.9%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	647	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35	4.5%
5 to 19 units	47	6.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2860480
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.1464, -89.4063