Population 453 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Latonia
Household size in Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.03 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.16 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.98 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.76 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.27 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
The typical household in Latonia holds 2.76 people, slightly more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.03, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.1 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 32.1 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.8 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.4 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +8.3 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Latonia is 36.4 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.
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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.5% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 0.9% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Latonia: 15.6% of all households, against 11.6% nationally. Mississippi as a whole looks much the same.
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 Latonia
Renters in Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.9% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.3% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 21.0% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 21.0% of households in Latonia rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over six in ten owners (62.7%) 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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.0% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Latonia as nationally: 9.5%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Mississippi as a whole (14.1%).
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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Latonia is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across 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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $708 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $872 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $644 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $822 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$113 | +$315 | +$606 |
The median renter in Latonia pays $822 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 11.4% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Latonia
Bachelor's degrees in Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.5% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.5% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.1% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.0% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.5 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Latonia have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 24.0%, against 35.6% nationally. The picture is much the same across Mississippi.
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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.0% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 75.5% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.2% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 74.5% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | −11.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About a quarter of adults in Latonia never finished high school, well above the national share: only 74.5% 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 Latonia
| Period | Latonia | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 17.1% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 38.8% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Latonia runs well above the national rate: 10.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Latonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latonia | 2.76 | 36.4 | 15.6% | 21.0% | 9.5% | 1987 | $822 | 24.0% | 74.5% | 10.7% |
| Wilmer | 2.99 | 36.4 | 12.4% | 15.2% | 11.8% | 1992 | $1,172 | 14.8% | 85.7% | 4.9% |
| Movella | 2.61 | 41.6 | 10.1% | 15.5% | 8.0% | 1989 | $828 | 23.2% | 78.5% | 9.4% |
| Moffet | 3.10 | 32.0 | 15.4% | 19.1% | 12.7% | 1996 | $1,134 | 13.5% | 87.3% | 10.2% |
| Harleston | 2.78 | 35.9 | 9.6% | 12.7% | 8.2% | 1999 | $860 | 26.1% | 89.2% | 4.9% |
| Tanner Williams | 2.62 | 50.0 | 4.9% | 2.9% | 10.1% | 1997 | $857 | 23.5% | 84.0% | 0.3% |
| Shipman | 2.63 | 32.1 | 10.5% | 13.9% | 10.4% | 1992 | $875 | 12.2% | 87.7% | 5.2% |
| Lucedale | 2.61 | 37.3 | 11.7% | 17.4% | 10.5% | 1990 | $818 | 19.5% | 88.3% | 6.5% |
| Semmes | 2.91 | 37.2 | 13.4% | 16.8% | 7.8% | 1996 | $1,063 | 20.9% | 91.2% | 3.4% |
| Eight Mile | 2.90 | 38.9 | 12.0% | 24.5% | 13.4% | 1985 | $1,181 | 19.2% | 82.9% | 3.8% |
| Chunchula | 2.79 | 36.4 | 9.6% | 5.2% | 14.7% | 1991 | $1,125 | 16.4% | 85.5% | 4.5% |
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 Latonia. 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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