Soso is a city of 431 people in Mississippi. The foreign-born share is 1%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $148,800. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 34.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households take in $51,250 at the median, 38% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Soso
What changed most since 1990
Black share13.9% → 23.0%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share85.5% → 76.3%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate16.4% → 7.3%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)23.5%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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
Soso, decade by decade
Soso 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
317
$45,001
$114,963
11.7%
31.2
2000
379
$53,074
$106,202
9.1%
51.7
2010
408
$57,094
$126,163
15.8%
45.7
2020
418
$63,415
$118,053
11.6%
65.9
2024
431
$51,250
$148,800
29.1%
45.6
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.
