Population 151 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Cowart
Household size in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.08 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.52 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.95 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.13 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Cowart is a place of big households: 2.95 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.08 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.3 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.2 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 29.2 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.6 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Cowart is young: half of its residents are under 29.2, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.5% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.8% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 19.4% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in five households in Cowart (19.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Cowart
Renters in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.5% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.1% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 21.8% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.6 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 21.8% of households in Cowart rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About seven in ten owners (70.1%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.0% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.2% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 28.4% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.7% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.3 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Cowart: 18.7% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Cowart is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1984, against 1980 nationally. That is in line with the rest of Mississippi.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $324 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $643 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $524 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $686 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$362 | +$315 | +$606 |
Rent in Cowart runs $686 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.7% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Cowart
Bachelor's degrees in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.1% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Cowart have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.4% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 70.8% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.2% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.3% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Cowart never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Cowart
| Period | Cowart | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.1% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.8% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.1 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 4.8%, unemployment in Cowart is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is lower than in Mississippi overall (5.8%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Cowart compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowart | 2.95 | 29.2 | 19.4% | 21.8% | 18.7% | 1984 | $686 | 10.4% | 78.3% | 4.8% |
| Effie | 2.86 | 27.2 | 25.2% | 29.4% | 14.7% | 1986 | $687 | 7.9% | 76.9% | 2.3% |
| Charleston | 2.52 | 41.4 | 19.6% | 34.8% | 16.3% | 1980 | $697 | 17.2% | 77.9% | 8.3% |
| Sharkey | 2.42 | 30.9 | 36.5% | 58.3% | 18.8% | 1976 | $751 | 11.0% | 79.3% | 11.5% |
| Tippo | 3.14 | 29.2 | 29.8% | 7.2% | 39.8% | 1989 | $758 | 3.7% | 84.0% | 10.8% |
| Cascilla | 2.45 | 46.2 | 15.5% | 27.1% | 20.3% | 1981 | $692 | 8.5% | 85.0% | 3.5% |
| Webb | 2.36 | 33.8 | 40.9% | 46.2% | 15.9% | 1978 | $672 | 15.7% | 81.9% | 7.4% |
| Teasdale | 3.09 | 37.0 | 2.0% | 13.0% | 20.9% | 1978 | $676 | 9.3% | 85.6% | 13.0% |
| Leverett | 2.68 | 39.6 | 26.8% | 23.9% | 26.4% | 1983 | $750 | 6.5% | 81.1% | 4.9% |
| Sumner | 2.35 | 35.0 | 42.0% | 41.2% | 17.5% | 1978 | $662 | 19.1% | 82.1% | 5.8% |
| Glendora | 2.42 | 30.8 | 36.5% | 58.5% | 18.3% | 1976 | $751 | 10.6% | 79.4% | 11.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Cowart. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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