Lula, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

217

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.8

2.35% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

30.4%

8.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$36,250

5.43% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$73,800

16.6% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Lula, MS employs 94 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lula, MS were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (58 people), Retail Trade (9 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,750), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($36,346), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,346).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 99

−1.05%

1 Year decline

± 145%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lula, MS declined at a rate of −1.05%, from 95 employees to 94 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lula, MS, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (23 people), Transportation Occupations (14 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (11 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lula, 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

2024 Value

± 99

−1.05%

1 Year decline

± 145%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lula, MS declined at a rate of −1.05%, from 95 employees to 94 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lula, MS, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (58 people), Retail Trade (9 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lula, MS, though some of these residents may live in Lula, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,793

Median earning men ± $26,721

$36,250

Median earning women ± $17,126

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,033).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($45,625) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($20,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lula, MS was $73,800 in 2024, which is 0.222 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $63,300 to $73,800, a 16.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Lula, MS is 44.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lula, MS have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lula, MS is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$73,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,944

$42

Median Property Taxes

±$45

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

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

Rent vs Own

44.7%

Homeownership

2024

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 44.7% of the housing units in Lula, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lula, 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.

$36,250

Median Household Income

± $19,370

Number of Households

± 36

In 2024, the median household income of the 94 households in Lula, MS declined from $36,250 from the previous year's value of $38,333.

The following chart displays the households in Lula, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lula, 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 (80.9%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)
Walked (6.38%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Lula, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.8%) and those who walked to work (6.38%).

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

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lula, MS have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lula, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lula, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lula, MS have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lula, MS (66 out of 217 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 Males 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

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