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Gloster, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Gloster is a Census town of 952 people across 1.82 square miles of land, in Amite County. Median household income is $23,603, 54.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gloster
What Gloster is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land522 plus or minus 202
- County holding the largest share of its areaAmite County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gloster
How many people live in Gloster
- Population952 plus or minus 368
- Median age47.7
- Population under 18177 plus or minus 127
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Population 65 and over181 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households432 plus or minus 175
- Family households239 plus or minus 150
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent plus or minus 26.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gloster
Income and work in Gloster
- Median household income$23,603 plus or minus $15,891
- Per capita income$20,111 plus or minus $7,083
- Civilian labor force388 plus or minus 238
- Employed335 plus or minus 218
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate13.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Adults 25 and over717 plus or minus 274
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.8 percent plus or minus 39.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gloster
Housing in Gloster
- Housing units527 plus or minus 187
- Occupied units432 plus or minus 175
- Vacant units95 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate18.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied234 plus or minus 122
- Renter occupied198 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate54.2 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$73,000 plus or minus $27,076
- Median gross rent, monthly$423
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Single family units320 plus or minus 143
- Share single family60.7 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Units in buildings of two or more117 plus or minus 81
- Share in buildings of two or more22.2 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gloster
How Gloster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute335 plus or minus 218
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.0 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more206 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.5 percent plus or minus 53.7
- Drove alone96.4 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gloster
Flood risk in Gloster
- NFIP communityTown of Gloster
- NFIP community number280004
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The Town of Gloster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280004 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Amite County, not Gloster
Amite County context, not Gloster figures
- Establishments in Amite County197
- Covered employment, Amite County2,038
- Average annual pay, Amite County$44,409
- Housing units permitted, Amite County0
Every figure in this section is published for Amite County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gloster.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gloster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gloster, Mississippi?
952, in 432 households. Gloster town covers 1.82 square miles of land, which is 522 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gloster in?
Amite County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gloster?
$23,603. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $73,000. Median gross rent is $423 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gloster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gloster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gloster, town of, community 280004, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gloster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Amite County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gloster.
Is zoning published for Gloster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.