Mendenhall is home to 2,103 people in Mississippi. At a median age of 47.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 31.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $125,900. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,141, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% 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 Mendenhall
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.4 → 47.3(+12.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate22.0% → 31.7%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population2,484 → 2,103(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Mendenhall's population equals 8.2% of Simpson County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.2% 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)12.8%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 78 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
Mendenhall, decade by decade
Mendenhall 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
2,484
$47,025
$100,803
15.7%
49.4
2000
2,555
$49,083
$106,020
17.1%
53.2
2010
2,504
$46,659
$113,647
24.5%
58.5
2020
2,199
$35,887
$104,963
23.8%
63.7
2024
2,103
$40,141
$125,900
22.3%
60.5
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.
