Demographics of Tupelo city, Mississippi

Tupelo city, Mississippi had 38,087 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +169 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tupelo city, in four figures

38,087
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 37,791 ±32.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +169 people.; 38.3 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,257 ±$3,698
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.

Tupelo city, Mississippi's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tupelo 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Tupelo city, Mississippi's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tupelo 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	37,918	100.0	100.0
2021	37,814	99.7	100.2
2022	37,750	99.6	100.7
2023	37,750	99.6	101.6
2024	37,934	100.0	102.5
2025	38,087	100.4	103.1

Population of Tupelo city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	37,918	—
2021	37,814	−104
2022	37,750	−64
2023	37,750	0
2024	37,934	+184
2025	38,087	+153

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±1.1: for men 35.7 ±1.6 and for women 40.1 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tupelo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,347 ±311	6.2% ±0.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,661 ±629	17.6% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,265 ±390	8.6% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,706 ±732	25.7% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,394 ±689	24.9% ±1.8	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,418 ±544	17.0% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,257 ±$3,698, and income per person $38,068 ±$2,320, 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 Tupelo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	3,104 ±515	20.0% ±3.3	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,215 ±442	20.7% ±2.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,237 ±381	14.4% ±2.4	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,817 ±374	11.7% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,060 ±567	19.7% ±3.6	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	803 ±173	5.2% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,317 ±281	8.5% ±1.8	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Tupelo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	5,558 ±906	15.1% ±2.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,710 ±429	19.5% ±4.6	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,976 ±601	15.1% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	872 ±222	10.5% ±2.6	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tupelo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tupelo city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	17,578 ±454	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±1.4	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±1.9	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.4% ±2.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.6% ±3.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,800 ±$7,700	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$976 ±$74	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	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 Tupelo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,774 ±434	4.7% ±1.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,609 ±988	51.9% ±2.6	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,279 ±1,029	37.8% ±2.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	641 ±164	1.7% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 473	0% to 1.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	41 to 313	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,072 ±389	2.8% ±1.0	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 Tupelo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	27,650 ±908	73.2% ±2.4	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,600 ±822	22.8% ±2.2	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	105 to 329	0.3% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,324 ±326	3.5% ±0.9	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	319 ±132	0.8% ±0.3	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,005 ±315	2.7% ±0.8	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%.

Tupelo city among the places of Mississippi

7th 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 Tupelo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gulfport city	73,003 ±40
Southaven city	56,226 ±36
Biloxi city	48,861 ±47
Hattiesburg city	48,619 ±32
Olive Branch city	47,019 ±37
Tupelo city	37,791 ±32
Meridian city	34,137 ±45
Greenville city	28,166 ±34
Madison city	27,946 ±35
Pearl city	27,737 ±39
Clinton city	27,195 ±40

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Tupelo city, Mississippi

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026