With 6,500 people, Amory is a city in Mississippi. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 1%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $162,000. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $834 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,901, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Amory
What changed most since 1990
White share72.6% → 64.1%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants70.6% → 62.4%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.6% → 18.6%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Monroe County
Amory's population equals 19% of Monroe County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 31% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 29% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.4%(91)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.2%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(105)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.6%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 309 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Amory, decade by decade
Amory population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,093
$46,607
$94,563
9.6%
50.7
2000
6,956
$52,444
$114,036
15.7%
54.2
2010
7,316
$47,093
$114,942
16.3%
55.7
2020
6,666
$52,371
$152,838
19.2%
58.4
2024
6,500
$52,901
$162,000
18.6%
63.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
