Southaven.
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Mississippi·DeSoto County
18 tracts·51K people·$236K median·1,233/mi²
White 51 · Black 39 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Other 27 · Living alone 25
Retail 38 · Health 20 · Professional 17 · Leisure 16 · Manufacturing 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 16 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 9 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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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 Southaven is $236,300 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Southaven has 56,226 residents across 13 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.2; the population is 50.7% White, 39.3% Black, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
DeSoto Central Elementary (53%), Southaven Intermediate School (45%) and Southaven Elementary School (44%) lead the elementary schools; DeSoto Central Middle School (63%) and Southaven Middle School (31%) lead the middle schools; DeSoto Central High School (72%) and Southaven High School (51%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,445/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Southaven is $78,483 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Southaven, median rent is $1,445/month and the median home value is $236,300 (Census ACS).
Southaven reported 2.1 violent crimes and 32.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 57 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Southaven are earthquake (88), tornado (88) and heat wave (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.64g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Southaven, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).