Myrtle

Population: 751
Median household income: $59,375
Median home value: $142,200

Myrtle, a community in Union County, Mississippi, has 751 residents. The median household income of $59,375 is above the Union County median ($56,807).

From 2019 to 2023, Myrtle's population grew 39.1% from 540 to 751, while its median home value rose 61.0% from $88,300 to $142,200.

Households average 3.44 people. The median gross rent is $646.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 751
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,375
Median home value: $142,200
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 260
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

540751

Median household income

$40,547$59,375

Median home value

$88,300$142,200

Median gross rent

$669$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	540	$40,547	$88,300	$669
2020	518	$46,250	$92,900	$830
2021	552	$50,625	$87,500	$848
2022	706	$53,750	$118,200	$926
2023	751	$59,375	$142,200	$646

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1731.0%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5425.0%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	3.3%
5 to 17	233	31.0%
18 to 24	29	3.9%
25 to 34	95	12.6%
35 to 44	45	6.0%
45 to 54	188	25.0%
55 to 64	63	8.4%
65 to 74	35	4.7%
75 and over	38	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	432	57.5%
Black or African American	312	41.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate51.7%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	11.4%
High school graduate	240	51.7%
Some college or associate's	127	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	33	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone95.6%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	326	95.6%
Carpooled	14	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138	40.5%
15 to 29 min	146	42.8%
30 to 44 min	28	8.2%
45 to 59 min	23	6.7%
60+ min	6	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.44
Poverty rate: 21.1% (157 of 745)

	Count	Share
Family households	175	80.3%
Nonfamily households	43	19.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	218	83.8%
Vacant	42	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	121	55.5%
Renter-occupied	97	44.5%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units17.7%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	164	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.5%
5 to 19 units	46	17.7%
20 or more units	22	8.5%
Mobile home & other	24	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2850280
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.5605, -89.1179