Tutwiler

Population: 2,049
Median household income: $33,836
Median home value: $59,900

Tutwiler, a community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, has 2,049 residents. The median household income of $33,836 is below the Tallahatchie County median ($37,383).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tutwiler's population declined 40.6% from 3,448 to 2,049, while its median home value fell 4.9% from $63,000 to $59,900.

Owners occupy 38.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,049
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,836
Median home value: $59,900
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 692
Homeownership rate: 38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 14.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4482,049

Median household income

$30,521$33,836

Median home value

$63,000$59,900

Median gross rent

$467$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,448	$30,521	$63,000	$467
2020	3,433	$28,578	$63,300	$761
2021	2,994	$29,423	$62,500	$824
2022	2,509	$31,404	$61,000	$823
2023	2,049	$33,836	$59,900	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	0.9%
5 to 17	291	14.2%
18 to 24	255	12.4%
25 to 34	176	8.6%
35 to 44	335	16.3%
45 to 54	244	11.9%
55 to 64	367	17.9%
65 to 74	338	16.5%
75 and over	25	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85	4.1%
Black or African American	1,941	94.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
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)	20	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.6%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	350	23.6%
High school graduate	426	28.7%
Some college or associate's	550	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	144	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	518	78.0%
Carpooled	107	16.1%
Public transit	6	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	26.8%
15 to 29 min	176	27.9%
30 to 44 min	90	14.3%
45 to 59 min	145	23.0%
60+ min	51	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 9.2% (162 of 1,752)

	Count	Share
Family households	545	87.1%
Nonfamily households	81	12.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	626	90.5%
Vacant	66	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	38.5%
Renter-occupied	385	61.5%

1-unit, detached79.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	548	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	42	6.1%
5 to 19 units	60	8.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2875040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0172, -90.4333