Goodman is a city of 1,177 people in Mississippi. This skews young, with a median age of 19.9. The poverty rate is 59.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 16% of the housing stock. That trails the Mississippi median by roughly 73%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $15,039, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 19.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% 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 Goodman
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants59.3% → 16.2%(−43.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.0% → 5.5%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share31.8% → 25.4%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)37.5%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 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
Goodman, decade by decade
Goodman 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
1,256
$24,726
$63,602
18.0%
57.3
2000
1,252
$25,374
$61,390
24.3%
58.0
2010
1,386
$27,423
$38,410
19.2%
49.2
2020
1,258
$24,585
$74,419
6.1%
49.7
2024
1,177
$15,039
$67,300
5.5%
55.6
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.
