Beulah, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

327

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.2

3.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

32.1%

21.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$31,607

0.206% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$56,300

19.6% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Beulah, MS employs 102 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Beulah, MS were Manufacturing (29 people), Retail Trade (28 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,111), Educational Services ($61,111), and Manufacturing ($13,304).

Employment

Occupations

102

2024 Value

± 102

24.4%

1 Year growth

± 121%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beulah, MS grew at a rate of 24.4%, from 82 employees to 102 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beulah, MS, are Production Occupations (35 people), Material Moving Occupations (30 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beulah, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

102

2024 Value

± 102

24.4%

1 Year growth

± 121%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beulah, MS grew at a rate of 24.4%, from 82 employees to 102 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beulah, MS, are Manufacturing (29 people), Retail Trade (28 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beulah, MS, though some of these residents may live in Beulah, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$7,188

Median earning men ± $36,096

$24,766

Median earning women ± $20,775

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($2,499).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,111).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beulah, MS was $56,300 in 2024, which is 0.169 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $70,000 to $56,300, a 19.6% decrease. The homeownership rate in Beulah, MS is 73.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beulah, MS have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beulah, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$56,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$44,285

$113

Median Property Taxes

±$64

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beulah, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beulah, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.9%

Homeownership

2024

51.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.9% of the housing units in Beulah, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beulah, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$31,607

Median Household Income

± $3,013

153

Number of Households

± 70

In 2024, the median household income of the 153 households in Beulah, MS grew to $31,607 from the previous year's value of $31,542.

The following chart displays the households in Beulah, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beulah, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Other (9.8%)
Carpooled (8.82%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in Beulah, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (9.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beulah, MS have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.1% of the workforce in Beulah, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beulah, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beulah, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beulah, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beulah, MS (105 out of 327 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beulah, MS is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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