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Okolona, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Okolona is a Census city of 2,430 people across 7.18 square miles of land, in Chickasaw County. Median household income is $26,042, 42.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $533,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Okolona
What Okolona is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.18 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land339
- County holding the largest share of its areaChickasaw 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.
Okolona
How many people live in Okolona
- Population2,430
- Median age35.5
- Population under 18520 plus or minus 172
- Share under 1821.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over468 plus or minus 146
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households1,124
- Family households538 plus or minus 134
- Share of households that are families47.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okolona
Income and work in Okolona
- Median household income$26,042 plus or minus $9,337
- Per capita income$18,207 plus or minus $3,861
- Civilian labor force950 plus or minus 212
- Employed819 plus or minus 208
- Unemployed131 plus or minus 102
- Unemployment rate13.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Adults 25 and over1,635
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okolona
Housing in Okolona
- Housing units1,329
- Occupied units1,124
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied482 plus or minus 115
- Renter occupied642 plus or minus 147
- Ownership rate42.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,200 plus or minus $19,206
- Median gross rent, monthly$582 plus or minus $140
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.8 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Single family units948
- Share single family71.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more279 plus or minus 113
- Share in buildings of two or more21.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes102 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okolona
How Okolona gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute772 plus or minus 210
- Commuting under 15 minutes235 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.4 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more284 plus or minus 137
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Drove alone89.6 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okolona
SBA loans in Okolona (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$533,300
- Average approval$106,660
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported39
- Jobs per approval7.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Okolona, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Okolona
Flood risk in Okolona
- NFIP communityCity of Okolona
- NFIP community number280031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25(M)
The City of Okolona participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280031 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.
Chickasaw County, not Okolona
Chickasaw County context, not Okolona figures
- Establishments in Chickasaw County318
- Covered employment, Chickasaw County4,497
- Average annual pay, Chickasaw County$38,490
- Housing units permitted, Chickasaw County3
Every figure in this section is published for Chickasaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Okolona.
All Chickasaw County figures →
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
Okolona questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Okolona, Mississippi?
2,430, in 1,124 households. Okolona city covers 7.18 square miles of land, which is 339 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Okolona in?
Chickasaw 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 Okolona?
$26,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,200. Median gross rent is $582 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Okolona businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $533,300 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Okolona, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Okolona borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Okolona. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Okolona in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Okolona appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Okolona, city of, community 280031, 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 Okolona figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chickasaw 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 Okolona.
Is zoning published for Okolona?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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