Booneville is home to 9,246 people in Mississippi. The typical home is worth $136,700, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $645 a month at the median. The median household earns $50,879, about 38% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,879, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Booneville
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate23.2% → 15.1%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share15.2% → 21.3%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Booneville's population equals 37% of Prentiss County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 18% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 50% 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)34.5%(131)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(54)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(149)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 380 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
Booneville, decade by decade
Booneville 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
7,955
$37,592
$95,043
12.3%
33.4
2000
8,625
$51,664
$117,861
14.8%
41.7
2010
8,743
$41,393
$123,573
16.6%
46.9
2020
9,126
$51,178
$154,414
21.8%
54.0
2024
9,246
$50,879
$136,700
28.4%
57.3
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.
