MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Grenada Micro

Grenada, MS · 2 counties · 33,943 residents · 829 sq mi

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Grenada is home to 33,943 people. The poverty rate is 26.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,542. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $18,291, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $269 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,943

−4%vs 2000

vs 35,452 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

41 / sq mi

−4%vs 2000

vs 43 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

829 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(2,560)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,688)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(2,887)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,725)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,113)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(5,018)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(4,583)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(3,234)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,972)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(2,821)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,864)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(478)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,291

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,658 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,590

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,873 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.6%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,542

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,705 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.4%(19,984)

Black42.1%(14,917)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(248)

Asian0.3%(105)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.5%(19,518)

Black42.3%(14,347)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(75)

Asian0%(10)

Other0.2%(68)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(101)

Central American0.2%(17)

Honduran0.2%(17)

Puerto Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(19)

Ancestry

American9.1%(2,790)

English8.1%(2,488)

Irish6.7%(2,060)

German2.2%(674)

Scottish0.7%(226)

Italian0.4%(134)

French0.4%(118)

Dutch0.5%(105)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(86)

Norwegian0.2%(72)

Subsaharan African0.2%(72)

British0.3%(68)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(56)

Israeli0.2%(46)

Nigerian0.2%(39)

Polish0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Swedish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.6%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married36.4%(4,296)

Married47.3%(5,589)

Widowed2.8%(325)

Divorced13.5%(1,599)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(3,991)

Married41%(5,384)

Widowed11.5%(1,510)

Divorced17.1%(2,250)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% 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)23.4%(334)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(339)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(506)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,428 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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