With 1,068 people, Metcalfe is a city in Mississippi. The median age is 20.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 29.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $71,800. Median rent is $396 a month. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Younger
median age 20.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Metcalfe
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate56.8% → 29.3%(−27.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants45.9% → 65.4%(+19.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$60,002 → $71,800(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
Metcalfe's population equals 2.5% of Washington County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.8% 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)50%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 30 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
Metcalfe, decade by decade
Metcalfe 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
1,092
$19,239
$60,002
4.2%
2.7
2000
1,109
$27,325
$84,343
9.3%
7.1
2010
1,067
$20,212
$74,374
7.9%
12.2
2020
816
$31,479
$89,933
16.4%
12.8
2024
1,068
–
$71,800
24.5%
6.4
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.
