Tunica County, Mississippi

Tunica County has a population of 9,475 and has shrunk 9.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $175,900, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $39,364.

Home price
$175,900
Income
$39,364
Population
9,475
Unemployment
13.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$175,900county
Median gross rent$977county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198028.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented60.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,186county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,073county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,422county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$39,364county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate31.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home1.1%county
Unemployment rate13.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$77,115county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.7%county
Traffic deaths95.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1598county
Students per full-time teacher12.4county
Free lunch eligible99.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year42.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year32.8%county
Frequent mental distress20.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity42.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,475county
Land area in square miles454county
People per square mile of land20.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-9.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age36.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.7%county
Share of households that are one person38.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents184county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-31county
Households that moved in283county
Households that moved away345county
Average income of arriving households$27,813county
Average income of departing households$30,209county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year85county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.9 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F81 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing49 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days252 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 11county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,188 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.7%county
Homes heated by propane14.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband78.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk23.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.6county
Landslide risk24.8county
Hail risk27.4county
Earthquake risk89.0county
Tornado risk59.5county
Tropical cyclone risk48.2county
Extreme heat risk61.2county
Winter weather risk15.7county
Strong wind risk27.6county
Wildfire risk7.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tunica County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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