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Thaxton, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Thaxton is a Census town of 688 people across 10.37 square miles of land, in Pontotoc County. Median household income is $77,500, 87.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thaxton
What Thaxton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area10.37 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land66 plus or minus 24
- County holding the largest share of its areaPontotoc 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 Thaxton
- Population688 plus or minus 245
- Median age36.0 plus or minus 15.3
- Population under 18131 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over116 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households254 plus or minus 85
- Family households196 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families77.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Thaxton
- Median household income$77,500 plus or minus $26,633
- Per capita income$35,690 plus or minus $7,232
- Civilian labor force377 plus or minus 165
- Employed377 plus or minus 165
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over496 plus or minus 180
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent plus or minus 39.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Thaxton
- Housing units333 plus or minus 95
- Occupied units254 plus or minus 85
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate23.7 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Owner occupied222 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate87.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$231,500 plus or minus $50,721
- Median gross rent, monthly$820
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units284 plus or minus 89
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Thaxton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute369 plus or minus 164
- Commuting under 15 minutes34 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more176 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.7 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone73.8 percent plus or minus 43.3
- Carpooled22.2 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Thaxton
- NFIP communityTown of Thaxton
- NFIP community number280362
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/10
The Town of Thaxton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280362 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.
Pontotoc County, not Thaxton
Pontotoc County context, not Thaxton figures
- Establishments in Pontotoc County540
- Covered employment, Pontotoc County11,759
- Average annual pay, Pontotoc County$41,725
- Housing units permitted, Pontotoc County101
Every figure in this section is published for Pontotoc County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thaxton.
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
Thaxton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Thaxton, Mississippi?
688, in 254 households. Thaxton town covers 10.37 square miles of land, which is 66 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Thaxton in?
Pontotoc 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 Thaxton?
$77,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,500. Median gross rent is $820 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Thaxton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Thaxton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Thaxton, town of, community 280362, 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 Thaxton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pontotoc 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 Thaxton.
Is zoning published for Thaxton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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