Algoma

Population: 1,065
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $201,500

Algoma, a community in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, has 1,065 residents. The median household income of $60,000 is above the Pontotoc County median ($52,741).

Between 2019 and 2023, Algoma's population grew 18.9% from 896 to 1,065, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $171,000 to $201,500.

61.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,065
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $201,500
Median gross rent: $910
Housing units: 473
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8961,065

Median household income

$43,125$60,000

Median home value

$171,000$201,500

Median gross rent

$725$910

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	896	$43,125	$171,000	$725
2020	697	$58,173	$171,700	$772
2021	620	$45,833	$172,500	$648
2022	834	$63,889	$161,900	$827
2023	1,065	$60,000	$201,500	$910

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	10.7%
5 to 17	171	16.1%
18 to 24	84	7.9%
25 to 34	159	14.9%
35 to 44	123	11.5%
45 to 54	160	15.0%
55 to 64	123	11.5%
65 to 74	88	8.3%
75 and over	43	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	820	77.0%
Black or African American	72	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	77	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	16.7%
High school graduate	193	27.7%
Some college or associate's	235	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	96	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	56	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	406	83.2%
Carpooled	59	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	4.1%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	174	37.2%
15 to 29 min	117	25.0%
30 to 44 min	108	23.1%
45 to 59 min	45	9.6%
60+ min	24	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 13.4% (143 of 1,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	267	65.8%
Nonfamily households	139	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	406	85.8%
Vacant	67	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	342	84.2%
Renter-occupied	64	15.8%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other38.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	290	61.3%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	181	38.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2800820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.1795, -89.0381