Rolling Fork

Population: 2,001
Median household income: $34,375
Median home value: $121,100

Rolling Fork is a community in Sharkey County, Mississippi, home to 2,001 residents. At $34,375, its median household income sits in line with Sharkey County's $35,741.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rolling Fork's population declined 4.9% from 2,103 to 2,001, while its median home value rose 75.3% from $69,100 to $121,100.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 78.8% of the population. 68.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,001
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $34,375
Median home value: $121,100
Median gross rent: $592
Housing units: 900
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1032,001

Median household income

$26,996$34,375

Median home value

$69,100$121,100

Median gross rent

$478$592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,103	$26,996	$69,100	$478
2020	2,334	$37,545	$74,000	$551
2021	2,311	$38,558	$79,800	$482
2022	2,172	$41,208	$96,500	$570
2023	2,001	$34,375	$121,100	$592

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	6.3%
5 to 17	390	19.5%
18 to 24	169	8.4%
25 to 34	235	11.7%
35 to 44	250	12.5%
45 to 54	122	6.1%
55 to 64	285	14.2%
65 to 74	278	13.9%
75 and over	145	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	424	21.2%
Black or African American	1,577	78.8%
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 diploma15.4%

High school graduate51.3%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	202	15.4%
High school graduate	674	51.3%
Some college or associate's	318	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	81	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled20.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle4.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	527	68.4%
Carpooled	159	20.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.2%
Bicycle	31	4.0%
Worked from home	5	0.6%
Other means	40	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	495	64.6%
15 to 29 min	25	3.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	177	23.1%
60+ min	69	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 26.3% (501 of 1,902)

	Count	Share
Family households	486	69.5%
Nonfamily households	213	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	699	77.7%
Vacant	201	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	419	59.9%
Renter-occupied	280	40.1%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	636	70.7%
1-unit, attached	22	2.4%
2 to 4 units	75	8.3%
5 to 19 units	60	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	107	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2863560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9073, -90.8769