CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mendenhall

Mississippi · 2,484 residents · 5.35 sq mi

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Mendenhall is a city of 2,484 people in Mississippi. Median home value sits at $42,000. The poverty rate is 22.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Households take in $19,593 at the median, 35% less than the US figure. Median rent is $281 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,484

−3%vs 2000

vs 2,555 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(159)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(174)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(190)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(174)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(192)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(375)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(344)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(238)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(268)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(143)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,593

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,944 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,147

−29%vs 2000

vs $14,340 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $352 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.5%(1,801)

Black27.8%(711)

Hispanic / Latino1%(26)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.1%(1,816)

Black26.5%(659)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.4%(9)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.6%(12)

Honduran0.6%(12)

Dominican0.3%(6)

Mexican0.1%(3)

Ancestry

English12.7%(268)

American12.2%(257)

Irish11.3%(238)

German5.5%(116)

Scottish3%(64)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(41)

French0.7%(14)

Italian0.4%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.5%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 21.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(362)

Married42.7%(375)

Widowed1.4%(12)

Divorced14.8%(130)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(260)

Married44.2%(404)

Widowed10.9%(100)

Divorced16.5%(151)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.8%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.1%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.3%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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