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Chunky, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Chunky is a Census town of 242 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Newton County. Median household income is $57,500, 81.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Chunky is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land290 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewton 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.
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How many people live in Chunky
- Population242 plus or minus 87
- Median age36.5 plus or minus 24.0
- Population under 1851 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Households96 plus or minus 34
- Family households76 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families79.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chunky
- Median household income$57,500 plus or minus $24,496
- Per capita income$29,983 plus or minus $7,731
- Civilian labor force128 plus or minus 55
- Employed123 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over151 plus or minus 58
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent plus or minus 44.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.2 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chunky
- Housing units113 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units96 plus or minus 34
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Owner occupied78 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate81.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,300 plus or minus $25,209
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,150
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Single family units74 plus or minus 34
- Share single family65.5 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more0.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes38 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chunky gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute120 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more46 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.3 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Drove alone82.1 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Chunky (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,119,800
- Average approval$1,059,900
- Median approval$1,059,900
- Largest approval$1,995,800
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term186 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chunky, 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.
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Flood risk in Chunky
- NFIP communityTown of Chunky
- NFIP community number280240
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10(M)
The Town of Chunky participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280240 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.
Newton County, not Chunky
Newton County context, not Chunky figures
- Establishments in Newton County315
- Covered employment, Newton County5,127
- Average annual pay, Newton County$41,490
- Housing units permitted, Newton County0
Every figure in this section is published for Newton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chunky.
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
Chunky questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chunky, Mississippi?
242, in 96 households. Chunky town covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 290 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chunky in?
Newton 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 Chunky?
$57,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,300. Median gross rent is $1,150 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chunky businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,059,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chunky, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chunky borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chunky. 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 Chunky in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chunky appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chunky, town of, community 280240, 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 Chunky figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Newton 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 Chunky.
Is zoning published for Chunky?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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