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Itta Bena, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Itta Bena is a Census city of 1,967 people across 1.41 square miles of land, in Leflore County. Median household income is $36,033, 31.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $113,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Itta Bena
What Itta Bena is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.41 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,394 plus or minus 333
- County holding the largest share of its areaLeflore 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.
Itta Bena
How many people live in Itta Bena
- Population1,967 plus or minus 470
- Median age37.4 plus or minus 7.5
- Population under 18400 plus or minus 161
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over334 plus or minus 91
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households780 plus or minus 159
- Family households502 plus or minus 127
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Itta Bena
Income and work in Itta Bena
- Median household income$36,033 plus or minus $8,276
- Per capita income$18,195 plus or minus $3,648
- Civilian labor force938 plus or minus 313
- Employed725 plus or minus 238
- Unemployed213 plus or minus 158
- Unemployment rate22.7 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Adults 25 and over1,405 plus or minus 349
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.9 percent plus or minus 26.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Itta Bena
Housing in Itta Bena
- Housing units971
- Occupied units780 plus or minus 159
- Vacant units191 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate19.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied243 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied537 plus or minus 152
- Ownership rate31.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$695
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units629 plus or minus 127
- Share single family64.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more342 plus or minus 128
- Share in buildings of two or more35.2 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Itta Bena
How Itta Bena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute683 plus or minus 220
- Commuting under 15 minutes203 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more197 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.8 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone89.0 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Itta Bena
SBA loans in Itta Bena (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$113,000
- Average approval$56,500
- Median approval$56,500
- Largest approval$63,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Itta Bena, 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.
Itta Bena
Flood risk in Itta Bena
- NFIP communityCity of Itta Bena
- NFIP community number280103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/12
The City of Itta Bena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280103 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.
Leflore County, not Itta Bena
Leflore County context, not Itta Bena figures
- Establishments in Leflore County653
- Covered employment, Leflore County12,566
- Average annual pay, Leflore County$43,592
- Housing units permitted, Leflore County45
Every figure in this section is published for Leflore County as a whole and is not a measurement of Itta Bena.
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
Itta Bena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Itta Bena, Mississippi?
1,967, in 780 households. Itta Bena city covers 1.41 square miles of land, which is 1,394 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Itta Bena in?
Leflore 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 Itta Bena?
$36,033. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,400. Median gross rent is $695 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Itta Bena businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $113,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $56,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Itta Bena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Itta Bena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Itta Bena. 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 Itta Bena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Itta Bena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Itta Bena, city of, community 280103, 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 Itta Bena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Leflore 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 Itta Bena.
Is zoning published for Itta Bena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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