Demographics of Grenada city, Mississippi

Grenada city, Mississippi had 12,088 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −567 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Grenada city, in four figures

12,088
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,375 ±21.; −4.5%
Change since July 2020: −567 people.; 37.4 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,303 ±$6,750
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Grenada city, Mississippi's population shrank 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Grenada city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Grenada city, Mississippi's population shrank 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Grenada city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,655	100.0	100.0
2021	12,471	98.5	100.2
2022	12,326	97.4	100.7
2023	12,260	96.9	101.6
2024	12,138	95.9	102.5
2025	12,088	95.5	103.1

Population of Grenada city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,655	—
2021	12,471	−184
2022	12,326	−145
2023	12,260	−66
2024	12,138	−122
2025	12,088	−50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±1.9: for men 35.8 ±4.4 and for women 39.0 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Grenada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	906 ±91	7.3% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,130 ±387	17.2% ±3.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	971 ±267	7.8% ±2.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,423 ±466	27.7% ±3.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,769 ±400	22.4% ±3.2	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,176 ±288	17.6% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,303 ±$6,750, and income per person $26,202 ±$3,433, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Grenada city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,319 ±296	26.7% ±5.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,478 ±387	29.9% ±7.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	818 ±287	16.5% ±5.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	535 ±152	10.8% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	350 ±140	7.1% ±2.8	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	78 to 288	1.6% to 5.8%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	263 ±124	5.3% ±2.5	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Grenada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	3,204 ±683	26.6% ±5.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,110 ±287	37.2% ±7.5	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,222 ±347	20.1% ±5.4	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	872 ±275	29.1% ±8.2	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Grenada city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grenada city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,983 ±236	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.7% ±4.0	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.3% ±4.4	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.3% ±5.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.7% ±6.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$145,600 ±$31,254	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$802 ±$90	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Grenada city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,822 ±329	39.0% ±2.7	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,167 ±357	57.9% ±2.9	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 306	0% to 2.5%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	90 to 406	0.7% to 3.3%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Grenada city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	10,636 ±401	85.9% ±3.2	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,504 ±381	12.2% ±3.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 160	< 0.1% to 1.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 327	0% to 2.6%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 319	0% to 2.6%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Grenada city among the places of Mississippi

32nd of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Grenada city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Clarksdale city	14,231 ±18
Natchez city	14,192 ±30
Greenwood city	14,086 ±26
D'Iberville city	13,203 ±32
Byram city	12,799 ±22
Grenada city	12,375 ±21
McComb city	12,049 ±23
Moss Point city	11,957 ±27
Picayune city	11,900 ±33
Brookhaven city	11,650 ±40
Petal city	11,294 ±37

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026