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Mississippi·Calhoun County
2 tracts·1K people·$72K median·537/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bruce is $71,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Bruce has 1,483 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.1; the population is 52.5% Black, 44.0% White, 3.5% Multiracial, 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.0% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 31.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Bruce Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (56%); Bruce High School is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $643/month, 59% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Bruce is $26,923 a year, 69% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Bruce, median rent is $643/month and the median home value is $71,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Bruce reported 5.6 violent crimes and 11.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 63 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 60 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bruce are earthquake (82), drought (81) and hail (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bruce, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).