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Sardis, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Sardis is a Census town of 2,445 people across 2.00 square miles of land, in Panola County. Median household income is $32,205, 58.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $447,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sardis
What Sardis is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,223 plus or minus 258
- County holding the largest share of its areaPanola 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.
Sardis
How many people live in Sardis
- Population2,445 plus or minus 515
- Median age43.2
- Population under 18572 plus or minus 172
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over410 plus or minus 122
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households975 plus or minus 198
- Family households393 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families40.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sardis
Income and work in Sardis
- Median household income$32,205 plus or minus $9,271
- Per capita income$22,871 plus or minus $5,496
- Civilian labor force860 plus or minus 203
- Employed720 plus or minus 163
- Unemployed140 plus or minus 126
- Unemployment rate16.3 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Adults 25 and over1,683
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sardis
Housing in Sardis
- Housing units1,087
- Occupied units975 plus or minus 198
- Vacant units112 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate10.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied572 plus or minus 144
- Renter occupied403 plus or minus 119
- Ownership rate58.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,600 plus or minus $23,635
- Median gross rent, monthly$703 plus or minus $229
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.2 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Single family units910 plus or minus 202
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more140 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more12.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sardis gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute669 plus or minus 152
- Commuting under 15 minutes226 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more237 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone88.2 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sardis
SBA loans in Sardis (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$447,000
- Average approval$447,000
- Median approval$447,000
- Largest approval$447,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sardis, 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.
Sardis
Flood risk in Sardis
- NFIP communityCity of Sardis
- NFIP community number280257
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/23/21
The City of Sardis participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280257 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.
Panola County, not Sardis
Panola County context, not Sardis figures
- Establishments in Panola County579
- Covered employment, Panola County10,368
- Average annual pay, Panola County$44,195
- Housing units permitted, Panola County10
Every figure in this section is published for Panola County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sardis.
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
Sardis questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sardis, Mississippi?
2,445, in 975 households. Sardis town covers 2.00 square miles of land, which is 1,223 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sardis in?
Panola 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 Sardis?
$32,205. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,600. Median gross rent is $703 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sardis businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $447,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $447,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sardis, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sardis borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sardis. 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 Sardis in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sardis appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sardis, city of, community 280257, 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 Sardis figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Panola 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 Sardis.
Is zoning published for Sardis?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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