Water Valley

Population: 3,380
Median household income: $47,167
Median home value: $111,000

Water Valley is a community in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, home to 3,380 residents. At $47,167, its median household income sits below Yalobusha County's $49,171.

From 2019 to 2023, Water Valley's population grew 1.7% from 3,323 to 3,380, while its median home value rose 14.2% from $97,200 to $111,000.

14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,380
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,167
Median home value: $111,000
Median gross rent: $592
Housing units: 1,543
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3233,380

Median household income

$40,769$47,167

Median home value

$97,200$111,000

Median gross rent

$516$592

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,323	$40,769	$97,200	$516
2020	3,300	$40,104	$98,800	$418
2021	3,343	$42,083	$98,800	$525
2022	3,383	$45,718	$112,300	$596
2023	3,380	$47,167	$111,000	$592

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3420.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	313	9.3%
5 to 17	435	12.9%
18 to 24	289	8.6%
25 to 34	702	20.8%
35 to 44	405	12.0%
45 to 54	223	6.6%
55 to 64	311	9.2%
65 to 74	482	14.3%
75 and over	220	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,515	44.8%
Black or African American	1,745	51.6%
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	51	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	355	15.2%
High school graduate	915	39.1%
Some college or associate's	724	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	259	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	90	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,309	90.3%
Carpooled	57	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	1.9%
Other means	50	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	509	35.8%
15 to 29 min	265	18.6%
30 to 44 min	496	34.9%
45 to 59 min	39	2.7%
60+ min	113	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 27.5% (879 of 3,199)

	Count	Share
Family households	878	71.4%
Nonfamily households	352	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,230	79.7%
Vacant	313	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	684	55.6%
Renter-occupied	546	44.4%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,149	74.5%
1-unit, attached	8	0.5%
2 to 4 units	186	12.1%
5 to 19 units	34	2.2%
20 or more units	25	1.6%
Mobile home & other	141	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2878000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1620, -89.6301