Guntown

Population: 2,174
Median household income: $72,292
Median home value: $167,600

Guntown is a community in Lee County, Mississippi, home to 2,174 residents. Its median household income of $72,292 runs above the Lee County figure of $67,144.

Between 2019 and 2023, Guntown's population declined 20.2% from 2,725 to 2,174, while its median home value rose 24.6% from $134,500 to $167,600.

The typical home was built around 2002. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,174
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $72,292
Median home value: $167,600
Median gross rent: $1,103
Housing units: 741
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7252,174

Median household income

$63,056$72,292

Median home value

$134,500$167,600

Median gross rent

$912$1,103

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,725	$63,056	$134,500	$912
2020	2,757	$64,821	$124,500	$900
2021	2,585	$65,781	$122,200	$950
2022	2,279	$66,058	$148,500	$954
2023	2,174	$72,292	$167,600	$1,103

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1728.7%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	5.2%
5 to 17	624	28.7%
18 to 24	103	4.7%
25 to 34	329	15.1%
35 to 44	405	18.6%
45 to 54	232	10.7%
55 to 64	200	9.2%
65 to 74	111	5.1%
75 and over	56	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,476	67.9%
Black or African American	481	22.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	6.7%
High school graduate	467	35.0%
Some college or associate's	429	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	227	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	121	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone91.3%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	936	91.3%
Carpooled	71	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	1.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143	14.2%
15 to 29 min	475	47.2%
30 to 44 min	278	27.6%
45 to 59 min	57	5.7%
60+ min	54	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.35
Poverty rate: 6.8% (147 of 2,155)

	Count	Share
Family households	541	83.4%
Nonfamily households	108	16.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	649	87.6%
Vacant	92	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	489	75.3%
Renter-occupied	160	24.7%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	544	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	73	9.9%
5 to 19 units	10	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	114	15.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2829940
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.4448, -88.6663