Myrtle, MS Demographic Data
Myrtle, MS Summary
Myrtle is located in Union County in Mississippi
- Population: 533
- Area: 2.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.08 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 255.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 412.07 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Myrtle, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
314
62%
50.8
Male
193
38%
49.2
Total Population
507
323,128,000
Myrtle, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
34
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
33
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
52
10.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
45
8.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20
3.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
71
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
73
14.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
68
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
39
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
19
3.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
37
7.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11
2.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
368
72.6%
77.2
Female
228
62.0%
51.3
Male
140
38.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
343
67.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
70
13.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
53
10.5%
15.2
Female
28
52.8%
55.8
Male
25
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Myrtle, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
496
97.8%
96.8
White
446
88.0%
72.6
Black or African American
50
9.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
11
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
507
100.0%
82.2
Myrtle, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
27
8.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
37
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
85
26.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
84
26.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
27
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
52
16.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
64
19.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
259
80.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
63
19.5%
31.2
Myrtle, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
79
20.4%
33.7%
Now Married
196
50.5%
47.5
Divorced
73
18.8%
11.0%
Separated
17
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
23
5.9
5.8%
Myrtle, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
457
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
16
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
10
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Myrtle, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
25
14.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
14
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
42
23.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7
4.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
16
9.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
28
15.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
29
16.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10
5.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,000
57,617
Per capita income
17,228
31,128
Myrtle, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
0
0.0%
9.8
Construction
5
2.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
62
32.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4
2.1%
6.6
Information
2
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
21
11.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
10
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
51
26.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
19
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
74
38.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
43
22.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
44
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
10
5.3%
18.1%
Myrtle, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
190
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
158
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9
4.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
11
5.8%
2.7
Other means
2
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
10
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Myrtle, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
67
38.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
36
20.5%
37.1
3 or more
59
33.5%
21.0
Myrtle, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
176
78.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
102
58.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
74
42.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
47
21.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Myrtle, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
223
1 room
16
7.2%
2.4
2 rooms
5
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
12
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
41
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
17
7.6%
19.8
6 rooms
60
26.9%
17.8
7 rooms
31
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
11
4.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
30
13.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Myrtle, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
223
1-unit, detached
155
69.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
2
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
33
14.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
9
4.0%
9.0
Mobile home
17
7.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Myrtle, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
28
12.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3
1.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
18
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
9
4.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
55
24.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
58
26.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
37
16.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15
6.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Myrtle, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
97
55.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8
4.5%
4.7
Electricity
67
38.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
4
2.3%
1.1
Myrtle, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
67
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
2
3.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
25.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
48
71.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
44
65.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
3.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6
9.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Myrtle, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
67
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
7.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
23
34.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
39
58.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3
4.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
29
44.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
4.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
4.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
4.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
24
36.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Myrtle, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
102
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
16
15.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
45
44.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11
10.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
13
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3
2.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5
4.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
8.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,000
205,000