Drew

Population: 2,186
Median household income: $22,407
Median home value: $60,000

Located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, Drew is a community with a population of 2,186. At $22,407, its median household income sits below Sunflower County's $40,265.

Between 2019 and 2023, Drew's population grew 5.7% from 2,068 to 2,186, while its median home value fell 1.6% from $61,000 to $60,000.

13.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,186
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $22,407
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: $687
Housing units: 915
Homeownership rate: 46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0682,186

Median household income

$25,396$22,407

Median home value

$61,000$60,000

Median gross rent

$494$687

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,068	$25,396	$61,000	$494
2020	2,343	$20,325	$63,500	$554
2021	2,335	$19,522	$60,400	$589
2022	2,225	$21,512	$59,100	$641
2023	2,186	$22,407	$60,000	$687

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	224	10.2%
5 to 17	290	13.3%
18 to 24	280	12.8%
25 to 34	279	12.8%
35 to 44	359	16.4%
45 to 54	233	10.7%
55 to 64	219	10.0%
65 to 74	207	9.5%
75 and over	95	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	288	13.2%
Black or African American	1,692	77.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	1.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	181	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.9%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	444	31.9%
High school graduate	396	28.4%
Some college or associate's	369	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	118	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	65	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	654	80.0%
Carpooled	105	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	5.4%
Other means	10	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	404	52.2%
15 to 29 min	179	23.1%
30 to 44 min	111	14.3%
45 to 59 min	47	6.1%
60+ min	33	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 38.7% (846 of 2,186)

	Count	Share
Family households	479	61.2%
Nonfamily households	304	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	783	85.6%
Vacant	132	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	360	46.0%
Renter-occupied	423	54.0%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units20.8%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	619	67.7%
1-unit, attached	6	0.7%
2 to 4 units	80	8.7%
5 to 19 units	190	20.8%
20 or more units	5	0.5%
Mobile home & other	15	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2820020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8101, -90.5304