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Guntown, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Guntown is a Census town of 2,594 people across 6.36 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $95,625, 83.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Guntown
What Guntown is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.36 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land408
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee 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.
Guntown
How many people live in Guntown
- Population2,594
- Median age34.5
- Population under 18792 plus or minus 190
- Share under 1830.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over145 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over5.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households818
- Family households692
- Share of households that are families84.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guntown
Income and work in Guntown
- Median household income$95,625 plus or minus $20,523
- Per capita income$31,828 plus or minus $7,481
- Civilian labor force1,368
- Employed1,322
- Unemployed46 plus or minus 42
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over1,613
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guntown
Housing in Guntown
- Housing units941
- Occupied units818
- Vacant units123 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate13.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied682
- Renter occupied136 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate83.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,038 plus or minus $480
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units783
- Share single family83.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more58 plus or minus 49
- Share in buildings of two or more6.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 51
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guntown
How Guntown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,277
- Commuting under 15 minutes103 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more542 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.4 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone90.6 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guntown
SBA loans in Guntown (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term98 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Guntown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Guntown
Flood risk in Guntown
- NFIP communityCity of Guntown
- NFIP community number280345
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/28/25
The City of Guntown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280345 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 Guntown
Lee County context, not Guntown 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 Guntown.
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
Guntown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Guntown, Mississippi?
2,594, in 818 households. Guntown town covers 6.36 square miles of land, which is 408 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Guntown in?
Lee 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 Guntown?
$95,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,600. Median gross rent is $1,038 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Guntown businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Guntown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Guntown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Guntown. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Guntown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Guntown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Guntown, city of, community 280345, 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 Guntown 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 Guntown.
Is zoning published for Guntown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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