Tunica Resorts

Population: 1,977
Median household income: $40,455
Median home value: $172,400

Located in Tunica County, Mississippi, Tunica Resorts is a community with a population of 1,977. At $40,455, its median household income sits above Tunica County's $38,402.

From 2019 to 2023, Tunica Resorts's population declined 12.5% from 2,260 to 1,977, while its median home value rose 17.0% from $147,400 to $172,400.

The median gross rent is $1,069. 12.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,977
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $40,455
Median home value: $172,400
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 1,237
Homeownership rate: 12.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2601,977

Median household income

$42,388$40,455

Median home value

$147,400$172,400

Median gross rent

$820$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,260	$42,388	$147,400	$820
2020	2,251	$41,739	$150,000	$857
2021	1,901	$44,952	$153,900	$908
2022	2,096	$46,454	$164,000	$968
2023	1,977	$40,455	$172,400	$1,069

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3425.2%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 644.1%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	3.5%
5 to 17	463	23.4%
18 to 24	184	9.3%
25 to 34	499	25.2%
35 to 44	387	19.6%
45 to 54	141	7.1%
55 to 64	81	4.1%
65 to 74	77	3.9%
75 and over	76	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	203	10.3%
Black or African American	1,774	89.7%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	11.9%
High school graduate	476	37.7%
Some college or associate's	481	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	143	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled22.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	726	76.3%
Carpooled	213	22.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	13	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	306	32.1%
15 to 29 min	94	9.9%
30 to 44 min	270	28.4%
45 to 59 min	99	10.4%
60+ min	183	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 9.9% (195 of 1,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	401	48.4%
Nonfamily households	427	51.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	828	66.9%
Vacant	409	33.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	107	12.9%
Renter-occupied	721	87.1%

1-unit, detached15.9%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units21.3%

5 to 19 units55.8%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	197	15.9%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	263	21.3%
5 to 19 units	690	55.8%
20 or more units	27	2.2%
Mobile home & other	50	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2874820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 1 sq mi
Center point: 34.8242, -90.3212