Population 2,816 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Utica
Household size in Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.66 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.79 | 2.71 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.51 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.25 | 2.56 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.41 | −0.14 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Households in Utica are small: just 2.25 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.66, 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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.3 | 35.9 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.5 | 36.9 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.5 | 37.9 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 47.5 | 39.1 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.2 | +3.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 47.5, Utica is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 17.1% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.4% | 16.8% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.0% | 15.7% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Utica (10.8%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the wider Jackson area (14.7%).
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 Utica
Renters in Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.4% | 31.3% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.7% | 32.4% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.5% | 32.4% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 12.2% | 32.5% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.2 pts | +1.2 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 12.2% of households in Utica rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 57.7% have no mortgage at all, 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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 11.3% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.1% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 13.3% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.7% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +12.8 pts | +0.7 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 23.7% of the housing in Utica, 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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1982 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1983 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1984 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1987 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Utica is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Jackson area.
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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $627 | $796 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $649 | $862 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $661 | $940 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $936 | $1,161 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$309 | +$364 | +$315 | +$606 |
Rent in Utica runs $936 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 35.2% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Utica
Bachelor's degrees in Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.2% | 28.1% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.8% | 28.8% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 29.7% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.6% | 33.0% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +4.8 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Utica: 19.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.9% | 83.3% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.7% | 85.3% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.4% | 86.9% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.7% | 88.8% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +11.8 pts | +5.5 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Utica have finished high school as nationally: 88.7%, 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 Utica
| Period | Utica | Jackson area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.1% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Utica than nationally: unemployment was 4.4%, 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).
Utica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica | 2.25 | 47.5 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 23.7% | 1987 | $936 | 19.6% | 88.7% | 4.4% |
| Carmichael | 2.38 | 54.5 | 2.4% | 7.3% | 32.4% | 1991 | $858 | 25.0% | 92.1% | 0.0% |
| Chapel Hill | 2.29 | 55.3 | 2.4% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 1996 | $765 | 24.2% | 94.0% | 0.9% |
| Reedtown | 2.03 | 50.5 | 4.9% | 20.4% | 33.7% | 1981 | $1,032 | 20.2% | 84.8% | 1.2% |
| Learned | 2.55 | 37.0 | 13.7% | 3.8% | 10.0% | 2000 | $833 | 27.8% | 96.5% | 7.5% |
| Jack | 2.12 | 37.4 | 6.0% | 4.2% | 20.9% | 1988 | $769 | 10.0% | 90.0% | 3.1% |
| Hubbard | 2.87 | 46.5 | 32.5% | 6.2% | 14.8% | 1991 | $1,090 | 27.7% | 93.5% | 15.2% |
| Cayuga | 2.40 | 44.8 | 16.2% | 18.7% | 21.0% | 1983 | $1,015 | 18.3% | 85.6% | 6.2% |
| Morning Star | 2.70 | 47.4 | 22.8% | 12.0% | 23.5% | 1991 | $909 | 29.2% | 91.9% | 13.3% |
| Thompsonville | 2.75 | 41.0 | 9.8% | 9.4% | 20.4% | 1994 | $745 | 18.7% | 90.1% | 0.9% |
| Oakley | 2.47 | 38.1 | 8.8% | 7.5% | 15.5% | 1999 | $737 | 28.7% | 95.3% | 6.8% |
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 Utica. 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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