Moorhead

Population: 1,370
Median household income: $35,885
Median home value: $85,600

Moorhead, a community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, has 1,370 residents. At $35,885, its median household income sits below Sunflower County's $40,265.

From 2019 to 2023, Moorhead's population declined 9.9% from 1,520 to 1,370, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $64,100 to $85,600.

18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,370
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $35,885
Median home value: $85,600
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 656
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 22.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5201,370

Median household income

$21,000$35,885

Median home value

$64,100$85,600

Median gross rent

$543$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,520	$21,000	$64,100	$543
2020	1,513	$25,556	$67,500	$547
2021	1,700	$28,378	$64,100	$618
2022	1,512	$31,810	$67,900	$698
2023	1,370	$35,885	$85,600	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 2426.8%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	5.4%
5 to 17	128	9.3%
18 to 24	367	26.8%
25 to 34	151	11.0%
35 to 44	65	4.7%
45 to 54	182	13.3%
55 to 64	144	10.5%
65 to 74	212	15.5%
75 and over	47	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	158	11.5%
Black or African American	1,202	87.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.7%
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 diploma24.7%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	198	24.7%
High school graduate	264	33.0%
Some college or associate's	191	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	111	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	37	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	222	69.6%
Carpooled	57	17.9%
Public transit	6	1.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	8.8%
Other means	6	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	32.0%
15 to 29 min	119	40.9%
30 to 44 min	57	19.6%
45 to 59 min	15	5.2%
60+ min	7	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 28.5% (297 of 1,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	224	47.9%
Nonfamily households	244	52.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	468	71.3%
Vacant	188	28.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	304	65.0%
Renter-occupied	164	35.0%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	568	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	1.7%
5 to 19 units	45	6.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2848760
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4494, -90.5063