Nettleton

Population: 2,023
Median household income: $44,178
Median home value: $90,900

Nettleton is a community in Lee County, Mississippi, home to 2,023 residents. Its median household income of $44,178 runs below the Lee County figure of $67,144.

From 2019 to 2023, Nettleton's population declined 11.8% from 2,293 to 2,023, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $69,700 to $90,900.

Households average 2.63 people. The median gross rent is $809.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,023
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,178
Median home value: $90,900
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 890
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2932,023

Median household income

$36,672$44,178

Median home value

$69,700$90,900

Median gross rent

$624$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,293	$36,672	$69,700	$624
2020	2,455	$39,344	$81,300	$610
2021	2,061	$43,105	$88,500	$702
2022	1,761	$41,317	$93,700	$813
2023	2,023	$44,178	$90,900	$809

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	2.0%
5 to 17	365	18.0%
18 to 24	175	8.7%
25 to 34	200	9.9%
35 to 44	396	19.6%
45 to 54	349	17.3%
55 to 64	212	10.5%
65 to 74	138	6.8%
75 and over	148	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,310	64.8%
Black or African American	710	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate50.2%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	207	14.3%
High school graduate	724	50.2%
Some college or associate's	406	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	49	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	57	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	702	86.3%
Carpooled	75	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	0.9%
Other means	14	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	16.5%
15 to 29 min	424	52.6%
30 to 44 min	160	19.9%
45 to 59 min	37	4.6%
60+ min	52	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 13.8% (279 of 2,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	484	63.8%
Nonfamily households	275	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	759	85.3%
Vacant	131	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	614	80.9%
Renter-occupied	145	19.1%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	765	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	4.5%
5 to 19 units	11	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2850880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.0831, -88.6263