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Mize, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Mize is a Census town of 248 people across 2.44 square miles of land, in Smith County. Median household income is $67,500, 90.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 40 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mize
What Mize is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land102 plus or minus 40
- County holding the largest share of its areaSmith 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 Mize
- Population248 plus or minus 98
- Median age53.6 plus or minus 26.4
- Population under 1858 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Population 65 and over86 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over34.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Households106 plus or minus 44
- Family households80 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families75.5 percent plus or minus 15.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mize
- Median household income$67,500 plus or minus $29,151
- Per capita income$29,916 plus or minus $10,524
- Civilian labor force97 plus or minus 35
- Employed86 plus or minus 31
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate11.3 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Adults 25 and over178 plus or minus 65
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mize
- Housing units135 plus or minus 50
- Occupied units106 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate21.5 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Owner occupied96 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied10 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate90.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$148,100 plus or minus $31,418
- Single family units113 plus or minus 45
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mize gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute82 plus or minus 31
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.3 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Drove alone83.7 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mize (7(a))
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$11,074,500
- Average approval$276,863
- Median approval$61,050
- Ninetieth percentile approval$233,440
- Largest approval$3,547,700
- Jobs supported109
- Jobs per approval2.7
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full23
- Charged off0
- Median term61 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mize, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 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.
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Flood risk in Mize
- NFIP communityTown of Mize
- NFIP community number280160
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11
The Town of Mize participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280160 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.
Smith County, not Mize
Smith County context, not Mize figures
- Establishments in Smith County159
- Covered employment, Smith County2,675
- Average annual pay, Smith County$48,765
- Housing units permitted, Smith County0
Every figure in this section is published for Smith County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mize.
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.
Coverage
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
Mize questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mize, Mississippi?
248, in 106 households. Mize town covers 2.44 square miles of land, which is 102 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mize in?
Smith 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 Mize?
$67,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mize businesses?
40 7(a) approvals totaling $11.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $61,050. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mize, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mize borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mize. Only 23 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 Mize in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mize appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mize, town of, community 280160, 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 Mize figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Smith 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 Mize.
Is zoning published for Mize?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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