Demographics of Vicksburg city, Mississippi

Vicksburg city, Mississippi had 19,830 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,644 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vicksburg city, in four figures

19,830
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,589 ±31.; −7.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,644 people.; 38.8 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,781 ±$4,996
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.

Vicksburg city, Mississippi's population shrank 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vicksburg 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

Vicksburg city, Mississippi's population shrank 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vicksburg 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	21,474	100.0	100.0
2021	20,868	97.2	100.2
2022	20,405	95.0	100.7
2023	20,223	94.2	101.6
2024	20,060	93.4	102.5
2025	19,830	92.3	103.1

Population of Vicksburg city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,474	—
2021	20,868	−606
2022	20,405	−463
2023	20,223	−182
2024	20,060	−163
2025	19,830	−230

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±1.4: for men 36.9 ±2.7 and for women 40.9 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vicksburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,231 ±252	6.0% ±1.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,832 ±431	18.6% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,599 ±275	7.8% ±1.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,213 ±514	25.3% ±2.5	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,067 ±469	24.6% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,647 ±406	17.7% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,781 ±$4,996, and income per person $27,526 ±$2,261, 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 Vicksburg city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,261 ±391	28.5% ±4.7	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,064 ±403	26.0% ±4.9	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,286 ±296	16.2% ±3.6	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	726 ±206	9.1% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	831 ±188	10.5% ±2.3	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	411 ±157	5.2% ±2.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	363 ±158	4.6% ±2.0	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 Vicksburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	5,410 ±806	26.8% ±4.0	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,133 ±433	42.2% ±6.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,210 ±545	21.6% ±5.0	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,067 ±252	21.8% ±4.6	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vicksburg city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vicksburg city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	10,478 ±421	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.8% ±2.9	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.2% ±2.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±3.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±5.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,900 ±$10,229	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$820 ±$81	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±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 Vicksburg city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	479 ±137	2.3% ±0.7	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,884 ±525	23.7% ±2.5	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,799 ±595	71.9% ±2.9	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	105 to 667	0.5% to 3.2%	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 Vicksburg city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	17,336 ±525	84.2% ±2.5	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,829 ±464	13.7% ±2.3	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	37 to 285	0.2% to 1.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	123 to 403	0.6% to 2.0%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	48 to 184	0.2% to 0.9%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13 to 281	0.1% to 1.4%	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%.

Vicksburg city among the places of Mississippi

20th 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 Vicksburg city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Starkville city	25,721 ±27
Brandon city	25,542 ±38
Ridgeland city	24,587 ±83
Columbus city	23,348 ±50
Pascagoula city	21,710 ±42
Vicksburg city	20,589 ±31
Gautier city	19,046 ±45
Ocean Springs city	18,646 ±29
Hernando city	17,949 ±47
Laurel city	17,679 ±28
Long Beach city	17,009 ±32

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Mississippi by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Mississippi by median age
No. 24 Places in Mississippi by per capita income
No. 26 Places in Mississippi by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 26 Places in Mississippi by homeownership rate
No. 26 Places in Mississippi by median household income

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