Verona

Population: 2,782
Median household income: $44,018
Median home value: $113,900

Verona is a community in Lee County, Mississippi, home to 2,782 residents. Its median household income of $44,018 runs below the Lee County figure of $67,144.

Between 2019 and 2023, Verona's population declined 11.4% from 3,141 to 2,782, while its median home value rose 51.7% from $75,100 to $113,900.

The median resident is 30.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 25.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,782
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,018
Median home value: $113,900
Median gross rent: $973
Housing units: 1,275
Homeownership rate: 27.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1412,782

Median household income

$30,621$44,018

Median home value

$75,100$113,900

Median gross rent

$667$973

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,141	$30,621	$75,100	$667
2020	3,185	$34,318	$83,300	$801
2021	2,818	$36,795	$93,500	$852
2022	2,800	$41,216	$96,800	$924
2023	2,782	$44,018	$113,900	$973

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3425.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	225	8.1%
5 to 17	424	15.2%
18 to 24	378	13.6%
25 to 34	703	25.3%
35 to 44	266	9.6%
45 to 54	280	10.1%
55 to 64	276	9.9%
65 to 74	142	5.1%
75 and over	88	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	290	10.4%
Black or African American	2,344	84.3%
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	13	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	447	25.5%
High school graduate	636	36.2%
Some college or associate's	520	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	136	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,187	87.1%
Carpooled	176	12.9%
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	512	37.6%
15 to 29 min	707	51.9%
30 to 44 min	120	8.8%
45 to 59 min	15	1.1%
60+ min	9	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 24.7% (685 of 2,772)

	Count	Share
Family households	714	71.2%
Nonfamily households	289	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,003	78.7%
Vacant	272	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	27.9%
Renter-occupied	723	72.1%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	935	73.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	112	8.8%
5 to 19 units	164	12.9%
20 or more units	9	0.7%
Mobile home & other	50	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2876560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.1897, -88.7205