Buckatunna

Population: 297
Median household income: $95,933
Median home value: $110,600

Buckatunna, a community in Wayne County, Mississippi, has 297 residents. The median household income of $95,933 is above the Wayne County median ($36,791).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buckatunna's population declined 39.4% from 490 to 297.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 47.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 297
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,933
Median home value: $110,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 164
Homeownership rate: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

490297

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	490	—	—
2020	360	—	—
2021	167	—	—
2022	182	—	—
2023	297	$95,933	$110,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1747.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4446.1%

45 to 542.4%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 742.4%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	141	47.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	137	46.1%
45 to 54	7	2.4%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	7	2.4%
75 and over	5	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	297	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's0.0%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree42.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	4.5%
High school graduate	82	52.6%
Some college or associate's	0	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	67	42.9%

Commute to work

Drove alone50.4%

Carpooled49.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68	50.4%
Carpooled	67	49.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	130	96.3%
30 to 44 min	5	3.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.54
Poverty rate: 2.4% (7 of 297)

	Count	Share
Family households	72	85.7%
Nonfamily households	12	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	84	51.2%
Vacant	80	48.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	77	91.7%
Renter-occupied	7	8.3%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	121	73.8%
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	43	26.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2809380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 31.5532, -88.5343