Sumner

Population: 396
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $159,700

Sumner is a community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, home to 396 residents. At $60,417, its median household income sits above Tallahatchie County's $37,383.

From 2019 to 2023, Sumner's population grew 30.7% from 303 to 396, while its median home value rose 94.5% from $82,100 to $159,700.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 50.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 396
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,417
Median home value: $159,700
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 142
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

303396

Median household income

$43,462$60,417

Median home value

$82,100$159,700

Median gross rent

$500$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	303	$43,462	$82,100	$500
2020	249	$34,167	$90,000	$488
2021	305	$34,688	$87,900	$675
2022	367	$53,194	$118,800	$715
2023	396	$60,417	$159,700	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2418.7%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	7.8%
5 to 17	64	16.2%
18 to 24	74	18.7%
25 to 34	51	12.9%
35 to 44	34	8.6%
45 to 54	38	9.6%
55 to 64	42	10.6%
65 to 74	37	9.3%
75 and over	25	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	198	50.0%
Black or African American	145	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	8.6%
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)	19	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	10.6%
High school graduate	53	23.3%
Some college or associate's	68	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	58	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114	72.6%
Carpooled	23	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	9.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	70.4%
15 to 29 min	19	12.5%
30 to 44 min	15	9.9%
45 to 59 min	5	3.3%
60+ min	6	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 25.3% (99 of 391)

	Count	Share
Family households	102	73.9%
Nonfamily households	36	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138	97.2%
Vacant	4	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	67	48.6%
Renter-occupied	71	51.4%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	109	76.8%
1-unit, attached	8	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19	13.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2871520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9693, -90.3693