Dumas

Population: 358
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $101,300

Dumas is a community in Tippah County, Mississippi, home to 358 residents. At $57,000, its median household income sits above Tippah County's $51,141.

From 2019 to 2023, Dumas's population declined 30.1% from 512 to 358, while its median home value rose 16.3% from $87,100 to $101,300.

The median gross rent is $675. 12.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 358
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 165
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

512358

Median household income

$40,625$57,000

Median home value

$87,100$101,300

Median gross rent

$719$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	512	$40,625	$87,100	$719
2020	404	$38,929	$87,000	$700
2021	340	$43,750	$95,000	$583
2022	323	$52,500	$91,000	$650
2023	358	$57,000	$101,300	$675

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5422.9%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.4%
5 to 17	56	15.6%
18 to 24	31	8.7%
25 to 34	56	15.6%
35 to 44	39	10.9%
45 to 54	82	22.9%
55 to 64	51	14.2%
65 to 74	23	6.4%
75 and over	15	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	357	99.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	13.5%
High school graduate	94	35.3%
Some college or associate's	103	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	20	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	145	84.8%
Carpooled	19	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	4.9%
15 to 29 min	67	40.9%
30 to 44 min	51	31.1%
45 to 59 min	21	12.8%
60+ min	17	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 12.1% (43 of 356)

	Count	Share
Family households	89	63.6%
Nonfamily households	51	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	140	84.8%
Vacant	25	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	124	88.6%
Renter-occupied	16	11.4%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	116	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	29.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2820340
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6380, -88.8431