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Mound Bayou is a Census city of 1,449 people across 0.88 square miles of land, in Bolivar County. Median household income is $23,732, 29.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mound Bayou
What Mound Bayou is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,653 plus or minus 411
- County holding the largest share of its areaBolivar 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.
Mound Bayou
How many people live in Mound Bayou
- Population1,449 plus or minus 360
- Median age40.1 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18418 plus or minus 140
- Share under 1828.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over175 plus or minus 64
- Share 65 and over12.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households586
- Family households297 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families50.7 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mound Bayou
- Median household income$23,732
- Per capita income$13,589 plus or minus $3,077
- Civilian labor force478 plus or minus 153
- Employed457 plus or minus 153
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over938 plus or minus 206
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent plus or minus 26.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mound Bayou
- Housing units740
- Occupied units586
- Vacant units154 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate20.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied173 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied413 plus or minus 99
- Ownership rate29.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$565
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units491
- Share single family66.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more206 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more27.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mound Bayou gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute449 plus or minus 150
- Commuting under 15 minutes182 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.5 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone93.6 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mound Bayou
Flood risk in Mound Bayou
- NFIP communityCity of Mound Bayou
- NFIP community number280020
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/17(M)
The City of Mound Bayou participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280020 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.
Bolivar County, not Mound Bayou
Bolivar County context, not Mound Bayou figures
- Establishments in Bolivar County709
- Covered employment, Bolivar County10,569
- Average annual pay, Bolivar County$44,457
- Housing units permitted, Bolivar County15
Every figure in this section is published for Bolivar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mound Bayou.
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.
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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
Mound Bayou questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mound Bayou, Mississippi?
1,449, in 586 households. Mound Bayou city covers 0.88 square miles of land, which is 1,653 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mound Bayou in?
Bolivar 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 Mound Bayou?
$23,732. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,700. Median gross rent is $565 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mound Bayou in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mound Bayou appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mound Bayou, city of, community 280020, 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 Mound Bayou figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bolivar 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 Mound Bayou.
Is zoning published for Mound Bayou?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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