Pontotoc, MS Demographic Data
Pontotoc, MS Summary
Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County in Mississippi
- Population: 5,652
- Area: 11.33 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.15 sq. miles
- Population Density: 498.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 476.05 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pontotoc, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,012
51%
50.8
Male
2,894
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,906
323,128,000
Pontotoc, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
399
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
378
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
635
10.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
622
10.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
275
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
533
9.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
892
15.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
769
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
279
4.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
210
3.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
366
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
303
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
245
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,026
68.2%
77.2
Female
2,314
57.5%
51.3
Male
1,712
42.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,786
64.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,001
16.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
914
15.5%
15.2
Female
676
74.0%
55.8
Male
238
26.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Pontotoc, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,874
99.5%
96.8
White
4,023
68.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,138
19.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
91
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
87
1.5%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.1%
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
622
10.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
32
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
857
14.5%
17.8
Mexican
857
14.5%
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
5,049
85.5%
82.2
Pontotoc, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
313
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
334
9.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,116
31.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
591
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
256
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
652
18.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
335
9.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
647
18.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,950
81.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
987
27.4%
31.2
Pontotoc, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,728
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,560
34.7%
47.5
Divorced
713
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
115
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
378
8.4
5.8%
Pontotoc, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,117
92.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
390
7.1%
21.6%
Spanish
390
7.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Pontotoc, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
285
14.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
94
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
182
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
292
15.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
252
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
443
22.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
167
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
103
5.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
97
5.0%
6.4
Median household income
42,616
57,617
Per capita income
20,205
31,128
Pontotoc, 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
113
4.7%
9.8
Construction
90
3.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
548
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
71
2.9%
6.6
Information
20
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
571
23.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
18
0.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
130
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
82
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
587
24.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
183
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
100
4.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
813
33.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
711
29.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
713
29.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
84
3.5%
18.1%
Pontotoc, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,381
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,165
90.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
207
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
9
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.8
26.6
Pontotoc, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
138
7.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
681
35.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
676
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
446
23.0%
21.0
Pontotoc, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,941
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,257
64.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
684
35.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
289
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Pontotoc, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,230
1 room
14
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
17
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
55
2.5%
9.1
4 rooms
292
13.1%
16.5
5 rooms
455
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
774
34.7%
17.8
7 rooms
217
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
280
12.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
126
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Pontotoc, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,230
1-unit, detached
1,823
81.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
30
1.3%
5.9
2-units
65
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
87
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
120
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
75
3.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pontotoc, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
111
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
90
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
206
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
394
17.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
746
33.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
230
10.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
198
8.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
204
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
51
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Pontotoc, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,021
52.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
892
46.0%
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
17
0.9%
1.1
Pontotoc, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
747
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
8
1.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
24
3.2%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
58
7.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
205
27.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
452
60.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
500
67.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
88
12.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
27
3.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
83
11.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Pontotoc, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
684
41,631,300
$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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
61
8.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
163
23.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
460
67.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
630
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
78
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
164
24.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
223
32.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
67
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
152
22.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pontotoc, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,257
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
176
14.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
450
35.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
374
29.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
133
10.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
124
9.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,300
205,000