place

Terry, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Terry, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

1,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,734

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

29.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+34.6% since 2018

Terry added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone1,313 (81.0%)
  • White Alone262 (16.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone26 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races10 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone9 (0.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish42
  2. 2.Other Indo-European5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

41.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

52

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$26,477

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care155
  2. 2.Construction70
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate70
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation70
  5. 5.Other Services65

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations219
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations167
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations99
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations58
  5. 5.Service Occupations50

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)155

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,125/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $70,000 to $79,99974 (14.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99967 (13.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99959 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99958 (11.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99947 (9.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99941 (7.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone595 (93.7%)
  • Worked at Home19 (3.0%)
  • Walked13 (2.0%)
  • Carpooled8 (1.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.