Pontotoc, Mississippi demographics

Pontotoc, MS demographics: median age 34.0; 25.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pontotoc city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2859160. The survey estimates a population of 5,806 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pontotoc is 34.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 2,086 households (±266). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.0 ±3.7	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	1,566 ±324	27.0% ±5.6 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	1,343 ±291	23.1% ±5.0 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	1,907 ±385	32.8% ±6.6 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	990 ±279	17.1% ±4.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	2,519 ±303	43.4% ±5.2 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	3,287 ±299	56.6% ±5.1 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	3,159 ±398	54.4% ±6.9 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,331 ±318	22.9% ±5.5 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	16 ±25 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	635 ±355 · low precision	10.9% ±6.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	664 ±348 · low precision	11.4% ±6.0 pp · low precision	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,921 ±292	84.8% ±5.0 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	885 ±295	15.2% ±5.1 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	799 ±172	38.3% ±6.6 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	31 ±42 · low precision	1.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	438 ±151	21.0% ±6.7 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	756 ±276	36.2% ±12.4 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	62 ±82 · low precision	3.0% ±3.9 pp · low precision	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	778 ±192	37.3% ±7.9 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,308 ±354	62.7% ±15.0 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	756 ±276	36.2% ±12.4 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	475 ±167	22.8% ±7.4 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	368 ±142	17.6% ±6.4 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	302 ±115	14.5% ±5.2 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	147 ±117 · low precision	7.0% ±5.5 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	16 ±35 · low precision	0.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	22 ±32 · low precision	1.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,806
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	5,501 ±150	94.7% ±2.6 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	305 ±152	5.3% ±2.6 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,486
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	4,727 ±394	86.2% ±6.7 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	737 ±394 · low precision	13.4% ±7.2 pp · low precision	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	22 ±39 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,744
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	425 ±241 · low precision	11.4% ±6.3 pp · low precision	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,038 ±260	27.7% ±6.5 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	840 ±303	22.4% ±7.8 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	491 ±161	13.1% ±4.1 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	506 ±187	13.5% ±4.8 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	444 ±184	11.9% ±4.8 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,776
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	5,443 ±224	94.2% ±3.8 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	159 ±148 · low precision	2.8% ±2.6 pp · low precision	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	116 ±93 · low precision	2.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	38 ±32 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	20 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.8% of Pontotoc residents (±4.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 83.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pontotoc	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.8% ±4.9 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.8% ±8.4 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.2% ±2.7 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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