Gunnison, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

392

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.5

23.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

33.4%

38.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$23,438

9.62% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$57,000

24% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Gunnison, MS employs 117 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gunnison, MS were Manufacturing (78 people), Retail Trade (13 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (13 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($90,284) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,750).

Employment

Occupations

117

2024 Value

± 124

85.7%

1 Year growth

± 107%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gunnison, MS grew at a rate of 85.7%, from 63 employees to 117 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gunnison, MS, are Production Occupations (72 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (20 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gunnison, 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

117

2024 Value

± 124

85.7%

1 Year growth

± 107%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gunnison, MS grew at a rate of 85.7%, from 63 employees to 117 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gunnison, MS, are Manufacturing (78 people), Retail Trade (13 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (13 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gunnison, MS, though some of these residents may live in Gunnison, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$91,250

Median earning men ± $518

$31,607

Median earning women ± $19,701

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gunnison, MS was $57,000 in 2024, which is 0.171 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $75,000 to $57,000, a 24% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gunnison, MS is 71.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gunnison, MS have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gunnison, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$57,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,713

$122

Median Property Taxes

±$89

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 Gunnison, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.3%

Homeownership

2024

83%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.3% of the housing units in Gunnison, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gunnison, 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.

$23,438

Median Household Income

± $14,245

171

Number of Households

± 95

In 2023, the median household income of the 171 households in Gunnison, MS grew to $23,438 from the previous year's value of $21,382.

The following chart displays the households in Gunnison, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gunnison, 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 (88.9%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 88.9% of workers in Gunnison, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

24.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gunnison, MS have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Gunnison, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gunnison, MS (131 out of 392 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gunnison, 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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