Blue Mountain

Population: 1,452
Median household income: $57,527
Median home value: $78,600

Blue Mountain is a community in Tippah County, Mississippi, home to 1,452 residents. Its median household income of $57,527 runs above the Tippah County figure of $51,141.

From 2019 to 2023, Blue Mountain's population grew 31.2% from 1,107 to 1,452, while its median home value rose 14.6% from $68,600 to $78,600.

12.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,452
Median age: 27.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,527
Median home value: $78,600
Median gross rent: $627
Housing units: 436
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1071,452

Median household income

$24,375$57,527

Median home value

$68,600$78,600

Median gross rent

$419$627

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,107	$24,375	$68,600	$419
2020	1,222	$37,583	$67,700	$425
2021	1,475	$37,750	$76,700	$560
2022	1,100	$55,106	$75,800	$630
2023	1,452	$57,527	$78,600	$627

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 2432.7%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	5.1%
5 to 17	151	10.4%
18 to 24	475	32.7%
25 to 34	207	14.3%
35 to 44	160	11.0%
45 to 54	154	10.6%
55 to 64	143	9.8%
65 to 74	64	4.4%
75 and over	24	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	906	62.4%
Black or African American	300	20.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.7%
Two or more races	61	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	147	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's17.6%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	166	22.1%
High school graduate	363	48.3%
Some college or associate's	132	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	28	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	63	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled22.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	390	64.9%
Carpooled	136	22.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	4.5%
Other means	1	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	258	44.9%
15 to 29 min	222	38.7%
30 to 44 min	37	6.4%
45 to 59 min	21	3.7%
60+ min	36	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 15.1% (167 of 1,109)

	Count	Share
Family households	264	68.9%
Nonfamily households	119	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	383	87.8%
Vacant	53	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	59.3%
Renter-occupied	156	40.7%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other13.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	324	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	8.7%
5 to 19 units	10	2.3%
20 or more units	4	0.9%
Mobile home & other	60	13.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2807060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.6739, -89.0262