With 7,387 people, Batesville is a city in Mississippi. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 22.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $222,400, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,727, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Batesville
What changed most since 1990
Black share37.5% → 55.6%(+18.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.4% → 55.6%(−15.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$107,523 → $222,400(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Panola County
Batesville's population equals 23% of Panola County's. Its number of veterans equals 11% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 34% 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)5.9%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.3%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.4%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 119 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
Batesville, decade by decade
Batesville 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
6,403
$50,401
$107,523
15.2%
59.7
2000
7,113
$54,422
$119,865
19.6%
64.1
2010
7,463
$49,403
$155,653
23.3%
67.0
2020
7,523
$56,368
$193,078
33.0%
68.5
2024
7,387
$51,727
$222,400
29.9%
64.1
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.
