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Baldwyn, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Baldwyn is a Census city of 3,138 people across 11.60 square miles of land, lying across Lee County and Prentiss County. Median household income is $43,841, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Baldwyn
What Baldwyn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.6 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land271
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 53.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inLee County 53.4 percent, Prentiss County 46.6 percent
Baldwyn crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baldwyn
How many people live in Baldwyn
- Population3,138
- Median age42.1
- Population under 18831 plus or minus 276
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over591 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households1,350
- Family households784 plus or minus 166
- Share of households that are families58.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baldwyn
Income and work in Baldwyn
- Median household income$43,841
- Per capita income$25,059
- Civilian labor force1,330
- Employed1,263
- Unemployed67 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over2,061
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baldwyn
Housing in Baldwyn
- Housing units1,677
- Occupied units1,350
- Vacant units327 plus or minus 152
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied949 plus or minus 228
- Renter occupied401 plus or minus 130
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,600 plus or minus $40,045
- Median gross rent, monthly$635 plus or minus $191
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units1,303
- Share single family77.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more200 plus or minus 103
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes174 plus or minus 123
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baldwyn
How Baldwyn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,208 plus or minus 250
- Commuting under 15 minutes470 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more216 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Drove alone85.3 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baldwyn
Flood risk in Baldwyn
- NFIP communityCity of Baldwyn
- NFIP community number280134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25
The City of Baldwyn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280134 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.
Lee County, not Baldwyn
Lee County context, not Baldwyn figures
- Establishments in Lee County2,550
- Covered employment, Lee County52,532
- Average annual pay, Lee County$51,183
- Housing units permitted, Lee County126
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Baldwyn.
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
Baldwyn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Baldwyn, Mississippi?
3,138, in 1,350 households. Baldwyn city covers 11.60 square miles of land, which is 271 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Baldwyn in?
Baldwyn lies in more than one. By area it is 53.4 percent in Lee County, 46.6 percent in Prentiss County. This page sits under Lee County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Baldwyn?
$43,841. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,600. Median gross rent is $635 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Baldwyn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Baldwyn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Baldwyn, city of, community 280134, 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 Baldwyn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee 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 Baldwyn.
Is zoning published for Baldwyn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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