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Tupelo, MS
Demographic Data




Tupelo Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Tupelo Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

37,675

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
17.8%
18 - 24:
8.3%
25 - 34:
13.0%
35 - 54:
26.0%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
16.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.0%
4.0%
89.8%
89.8%
35.1%
35.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Tupelo
USA
$37,741
$37,741
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Tupelo
USA
$66,314
$66,314
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.8%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Finance
Other
Administration
Construction
Wholesale
21.5%
21.5%
17.4%
17.4%
13.8%
13.8%
8.6%
8.6%
7.3%
7.3%
4.8%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
3.9%
3.9%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
52.2%
52.2%
38.2%
38.2%
4.6%
4.6%
3.2%
3.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
European
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Italian
French
Jamaican
Polish
British
Nigerian
Welsh
Dutch
African
Greek
Scandinavian
Other Arab
Croatian
Swedish
12.2%
12.2%
7.2%
7.2%
4.8%
4.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Polish
Korean
Arabic
Thai
French
Vietnamese
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Japanese
94.6%
94.6%
3.0%
3.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Tupelo Residents

3.0%


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