CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pelahatchie

Mississippi · 1,553 residents · 5.94 sq mi

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Pelahatchie is home to 1,553 people in Mississippi. Median home value sits at $37,200. The poverty rate is 23.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $275 a month. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,553

+6%vs 2000

vs 1,461 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.94 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(147)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(134)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(120)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(228)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(199)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(207)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(91)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,163

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,597 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,388

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,950 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.3%

+7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,200

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.7%(843)

Black36.6%(535)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(66)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.5%(1,001)

Black34.9%(542)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.6%(10)

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

Mexican4.8%(68)

Ancestry

American19.8%(282)

English11.1%(158)

Irish7.4%(106)

German2.5%(35)

Subsaharan African2.4%(34)

Cape Verdean2.2%(31)

French1.5%(22)

Italian1%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(9)

Arab0.4%(5)

Lebanese0.4%(5)

Scottish0.2%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.2%(3)

Swedish0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.5%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 17.9 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 married50.3%(243)

Married27.7%(134)

Widowed4.3%(21)

Divorced17.6%(85)

Women 15+

Never married44.7%(326)

Married22.1%(161)

Widowed4.9%(36)

Divorced28.4%(207)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

+14.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

+16.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.0%

−13.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.1% 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)52.2%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.1%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 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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