Shuqualak

Population: 265
Median household income: $14,875
Median home value: $71,400

Shuqualak, a community in Noxubee County, Mississippi, has 265 residents. At $14,875, its median household income sits below Noxubee County's $38,814.

From 2019 to 2023, Shuqualak's population declined 51.5% from 546 to 265, while its median home value rose 82.1% from $39,200 to $71,400.

The median resident is 39.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 265
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $14,875
Median home value: $71,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 140
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

546265

Median household income

$24,861$14,875

Median home value

$39,200$71,400

Median gross rent

$355$621

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	546	$24,861	$39,200	$355
2020	491	$21,094	$41,300	$394
2021	359	—	$41,100	$386
2022	354	$35,625	$57,800	$621
2023	265	$14,875	$71,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	12.1%
5 to 17	38	14.3%
18 to 24	23	8.7%
25 to 34	23	8.7%
35 to 44	28	10.6%
45 to 54	41	15.5%
55 to 64	47	17.7%
65 to 74	19	7.2%
75 and over	14	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37	14.0%
Black or African American	228	86.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.9%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	27.9%
High school graduate	65	37.8%
Some college or associate's	40	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	7	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	61	83.6%
Carpooled	11	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	43.1%
15 to 29 min	28	38.9%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	2	2.8%
60+ min	11	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 51.3% (136 of 265)

	Count	Share
Family households	40	36.0%
Nonfamily households	71	64.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	111	79.3%
Vacant	29	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	58.6%
Renter-occupied	46	41.4%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	94	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15	10.7%
5 to 19 units	25	17.9%
20 or more units	2	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2867640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9793, -88.5693