Tupelo.
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Mississippi·Lee County
15 tracts·32K people·$213K median·492/mi²
White 52 · Black 38 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 35 · Other 23
Health 27 · Professional 25 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 21 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 86 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 Tupelo is $212,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Tupelo has 37,791 residents across 10 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.3; the population is 51.9% White, 37.8% Black, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.1% (Census ACS).
Lawndale Elementary School (56%), Rankin Elementary School (52%) and Pierce Street Elementary School (49%) lead the elementary schools; Milam Elementary School (56%) and Tupelo Middle School (56%) lead the middle schools; Tupelo High School is the high school with reported scores (56%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $976/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Tupelo is $66,257 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Tupelo, median rent is $976/month and the median home value is $212,800 (Census ACS).
Tupelo reported 4.4 violent crimes and 42.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 57 inches; snowfall averages 1 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Tupelo are cold wave (97), lightning (97) and tornado (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.26g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Tupelo, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).