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Tupelo, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Tupelo is a Census city of 37,791 people across 64.38 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $66,257, 63.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tupelo
What Tupelo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area64.38 sq mi
- Water area0.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land587
- 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.
Tupelo
How many people live in Tupelo
- Population37,791
- Median age38.3
- Population under 189,008
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over6,418
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households15,553
- Family households9,670
- Share of households that are families62.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tupelo
Income and work in Tupelo
- Median household income$66,257
- Per capita income$38,068
- Civilian labor force18,479
- Employed17,517
- Unemployed962 plus or minus 324
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over25,518
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tupelo
Housing in Tupelo
- Housing units17,578
- Occupied units15,553
- Vacant units2,025
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent
- Owner occupied9,865
- Renter occupied5,688
- Ownership rate63.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$212,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$976
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Single family units12,587
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,629
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent
- Mobile homes362 plus or minus 160
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tupelo
How Tupelo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,557
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,930
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,279
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.8 percent
- Drove alone85.6 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tupelo
SBA loans in Tupelo (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$20,072,800
- Average approval$669,093
- Median approval$425,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,628,340
- Largest approval$2,310,000
- Jobs supported549
- Jobs per approval18.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises26.7 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tupelo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Tupelo
SBA loans in Tupelo (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$10,658,000
- Average approval$1,065,800
- Median approval$895,500
- Largest approval$3,355,000
- Jobs supported185
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tupelo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tupelo
Flood risk in Tupelo
- NFIP communityCity of Tupelo
- NFIP community number280100
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date10/16/13
The City of Tupelo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280100 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Tupelo
Lee County context, not Tupelo 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 Tupelo.
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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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
Tupelo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tupelo, Mississippi?
37,791, in 15,553 households. Tupelo city covers 64.38 square miles of land, which is 587 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tupelo 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 Tupelo?
$66,257. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $212,800. Median gross rent is $976 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tupelo businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $20.1 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $425,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $10.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tupelo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tupelo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tupelo. Only 3 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 Tupelo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tupelo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tupelo, city of, community 280100, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Tupelo 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 Tupelo.
Is zoning published for Tupelo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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