Population 127 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pumpkin Center
Household size in Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.17 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.70 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.50 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.21 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.05 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Pumpkin Center is a place of big households: 3.21 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.
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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.3 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.9 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.9 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 33.7 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.4 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 33.7, Pumpkin Center is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that 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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.5% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +9.0 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Pumpkin Center: 16.5% of all households, against 11.6% nationally. Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has risen 9.0 points, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Pumpkin Center
Renters in Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.4% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.7% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.2% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.8% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Pumpkin Center own their homes; 30.8% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. The picture is much the same across Mississippi. Nearly half of owners (47.3%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.6% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.2% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +9.3 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 19.2% of the housing in Pumpkin Center, 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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Pumpkin Center was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Mississippi as a whole, where the median home dates to 1987.
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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $602 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $899 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $647 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $767 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$165 | +$315 | +$606 |
Rent in Pumpkin Center runs $767 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.8% 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 Pumpkin Center
Bachelor's degrees in Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.0% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Pumpkin Center have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.0%, 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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.2% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.7% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.3% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.6% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +14.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Pumpkin Center have finished high school as nationally: 88.6%, against 89.3%.
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 Pumpkin Center
| Period | Pumpkin Center | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.1% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.2% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.6% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Pumpkin Center: 7.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 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).
Pumpkin Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | 3.21 | 33.7 | 16.5% | 30.8% | 19.2% | 1982 | $767 | 14.0% | 88.6% | 7.6% |
| Cotton Plant | 2.98 | 45.5 | 7.0% | 29.7% | 21.2% | 1987 | $785 | 9.1% | 78.0% | 1.0% |
| Myrtle | 2.92 | 38.0 | 10.0% | 24.9% | 23.3% | 1987 | $773 | 16.8% | 74.1% | 5.5% |
| New Albany | 2.83 | 37.3 | 14.3% | 30.0% | 18.9% | 1981 | $889 | 21.1% | 81.3% | 4.4% |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.45 | 44.8 | 1.0% | 15.4% | 19.7% | 1983 | $632 | 15.7% | 77.1% | 2.0% |
| Blue Mountain | 2.80 | 39.1 | 10.5% | 24.8% | 22.3% | 1986 | $760 | 11.0% | 79.0% | 3.6% |
| Poolville | 3.20 | 35.2 | 9.6% | 9.2% | 25.6% | 1993 | $1,032 | 14.1% | 77.6% | 3.8% |
| Hickory Flat | 2.23 | 44.8 | 12.4% | 29.8% | 23.4% | 1989 | $716 | 10.8% | 73.9% | 9.1% |
| Bluff | 2.58 | 45.0 | 4.3% | 32.6% | 20.6% | 1994 | $674 | 14.7% | 84.3% | 4.3% |
| Keownville | 2.53 | 41.6 | 2.7% | 11.5% | 14.5% | 1982 | $663 | 14.0% | 78.2% | 1.4% |
| Ingomar | 3.06 | 36.2 | 11.7% | 29.1% | 14.7% | 1991 | $940 | 19.8% | 76.7% | 2.8% |
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 Pumpkin Center. 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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