Tunica

Population: 961
Median household income: $39,958
Median home value: $178,500

Located in Tunica County, Mississippi, Tunica is a community with a population of 961. The median household income of $39,958 is above the Tunica County median ($38,402).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tunica's population declined 16.8% from 1,155 to 961, while its median home value fell 11.1% from $200,900 to $178,500.

The median resident is 53.2 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 23.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 961
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,958
Median home value: $178,500
Median gross rent: $621
Housing units: 602
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,155961

Median household income

$51,607$39,958

Median home value

$200,900$178,500

Median gross rent

$625$621

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,155	$51,607	$200,900	$625
2020	1,180	$39,716	$218,800	$600
2021	1,202	$44,000	$191,800	$569
2022	1,062	$55,865	$184,900	$576
2023	961	$39,958	$178,500	$621

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 341.6%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5423.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	4.2%
5 to 17	129	13.4%
18 to 24	39	4.1%
25 to 34	15	1.6%
35 to 44	95	9.9%
45 to 54	229	23.8%
55 to 64	110	11.4%
65 to 74	167	17.4%
75 and over	137	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	495	51.5%
Black or African American	430	44.7%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	12.2%
High school graduate	228	30.3%
Some college or associate's	200	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	171	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	62	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone90.8%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	377	90.8%
Carpooled	26	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	204	50.2%
15 to 29 min	56	13.8%
30 to 44 min	77	19.0%
45 to 59 min	26	6.4%
60+ min	43	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 21.1% (203 of 961)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	40.5%
Nonfamily households	308	59.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	518	86.0%
Vacant	84	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	253	48.8%
Renter-occupied	265	51.2%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	442	73.4%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	58	9.6%
5 to 19 units	94	15.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2874760
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6881, -90.3809