Sledge

Population: 327
Median household income: $47,688
Median home value: $60,000

Sledge is a community in Quitman County, Mississippi, home to 327 residents. At $47,688, its median household income sits above Quitman County's $32,131.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sledge's population declined 28.4% from 457 to 327, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $47,800 to $60,000.

82.4% of workers drive to work alone. 77.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 327
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,688
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 181
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

457327

Median household income

$30,795$47,688

Median home value

$47,800$60,000

Median gross rent

$696$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	457	$30,795	$47,800	$696
2020	539	$40,000	$48,000	$829
2021	450	$37,813	$51,600	$852
2022	374	$36,042	$56,800	$759
2023	327	$47,688	$60,000	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 444.3%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6422.0%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	0.3%
5 to 17	74	22.6%
18 to 24	41	12.5%
25 to 34	18	5.5%
35 to 44	14	4.3%
45 to 54	44	13.5%
55 to 64	72	22.0%
65 to 74	52	15.9%
75 and over	11	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22	6.7%
Black or African American	295	90.2%
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	9	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	14.7%
High school graduate	79	37.4%
Some college or associate's	55	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	36	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	112	82.4%
Carpooled	17	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	5	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	30.1%
15 to 29 min	24	17.6%
30 to 44 min	44	32.4%
45 to 59 min	21	15.4%
60+ min	6	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 26.9% (88 of 327)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	73.2%
Nonfamily households	41	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	153	84.5%
Vacant	28	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	112	73.2%
Renter-occupied	41	26.8%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	140	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	12.7%
5 to 19 units	6	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2868400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4326, -90.2212