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Shaw, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Shaw is a Census city of 1,508 people across 1.11 square miles of land, in Bolivar County. Median household income is $30,469, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shaw
What Shaw is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.11 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,355
- County holding the largest share of its areaBolivar County, 98.9 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.
Shaw
How many people live in Shaw
- Population1,508
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 18403 plus or minus 127
- Share under 1826.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over269 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households672
- Family households471 plus or minus 110
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shaw
Income and work in Shaw
- Median household income$30,469 plus or minus $10,747
- Per capita income$17,890 plus or minus $4,399
- Civilian labor force608 plus or minus 166
- Employed555 plus or minus 157
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 42
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over1,038
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shaw
Housing in Shaw
- Housing units815
- Occupied units672
- Vacant units143 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate17.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied422 plus or minus 124
- Renter occupied250 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate62.8 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,100 plus or minus $95,857
- Median gross rent, monthly$556
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units603 plus or minus 141
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more139 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes73 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shaw
How Shaw gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute555 plus or minus 157
- Commuting under 15 minutes142 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.6 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more155 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.9 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Drove alone93.7 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- 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.
Shaw
Flood risk in Shaw
- NFIP communityCity of Shaw
- NFIP community number280023
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/17
The City of Shaw participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280023 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 Shaw
Bolivar County context, not Shaw 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 Shaw.
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
Shaw questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shaw, Mississippi?
1,508, in 672 households. Shaw city covers 1.11 square miles of land, which is 1,355 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shaw in?
Bolivar County, which holds 98.9 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shaw?
$30,469. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,100. Median gross rent is $556 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Shaw in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shaw appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shaw, city of, community 280023, 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 Shaw 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 Shaw.
Is zoning published for Shaw?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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