Schlater, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

187

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

57.4

8.92% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.4%

9.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,847

4.27% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$28,100

46.5% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Schlater, MS employs 59 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Schlater, MS were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (18 people), Public Administration (10 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($35,625), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,321).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 90

3.51%

1 Year growth

± 210%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Schlater, MS grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 57 employees to 59 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Schlater, MS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (23 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (7 people), and Management Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Schlater, 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

± 90

3.51%

1 Year growth

± 210%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Schlater, MS grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 57 employees to 59 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Schlater, MS, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (18 people), Public Administration (10 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Schlater, MS, though some of these residents may live in Schlater, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$72,875

Median earning men ± $63,778

$24,643

Median earning women ± $8,102

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($242,708).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($12,321).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Schlater, MS was $28,100 in 2023, which is 0.0845 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $52,500 to $28,100, a 46.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Schlater, MS is 95.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Schlater, MS have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Schlater, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$28,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$22,295

$79

Median Property Taxes

±$55

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 Schlater, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$67,847

Median Household Income

± $40,432

Number of Households

± 44

In 2024, the median household income of the 83 households in Schlater, MS grew to $67,847 from the previous year's value of $65,066.

The following chart displays the households in Schlater, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Schlater, 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 (91.5%)
Worked At Home (8.47%)

In 2024, 91.5% of workers in Schlater, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.47%) and those who carpooled 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

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Schlater, MS have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Schlater, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Schlater, MS (40 out of 187 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 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

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