Metcalfe

Population: 1,141
Median household income: $33,194
Median home value: $79,500

Located in Washington County, Mississippi, Metcalfe is a community with a population of 1,141. At $33,194, its median household income sits below Washington County's $40,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, Metcalfe's population grew 53.4% from 744 to 1,141, while its median home value rose 2.6% from $77,500 to $79,500.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 28.7% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 98.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,141
Median age: 22.6 yrs
Median household income: $33,194
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: $358
Housing units: 479
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7441,141

Median household income

$17,358$33,194

Median home value

$77,500$79,500

Median gross rent

$418$358

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	744	$17,358	$77,500	—
2020	953	$25,972	$74,200	$418
2021	999	$38,684	$70,300	$464
2022	1,079	$41,563	$75,000	$350
2023	1,141	$33,194	$79,500	$358

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 2428.7%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	1.3%
5 to 17	256	22.4%
18 to 24	328	28.7%
25 to 34	57	5.0%
35 to 44	83	7.3%
45 to 54	64	5.6%
55 to 64	219	19.2%
65 to 74	80	7.0%
75 and over	39	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	1,118	98.0%
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	23	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.4%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	23.4%
High school graduate	161	29.7%
Some college or associate's	161	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	90	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means7.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	324	88.5%
Carpooled	4	1.1%
Public transit	10	2.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	28	7.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95	26.0%
15 to 29 min	192	52.5%
30 to 44 min	39	10.7%
45 to 59 min	40	10.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 27.8% (315 of 1,135)

	Count	Share
Family households	250	63.6%
Nonfamily households	143	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	393	82.0%
Vacant	86	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	56.5%
Renter-occupied	171	43.5%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units23.6%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	290	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	113	23.6%
5 to 19 units	62	12.9%
20 or more units	14	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2846880
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4506, -91.0018