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Yazoo City, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Yazoo City is a Census city of 10,219 people across 10.08 square miles of land, in Yazoo County. Median household income is $28,157, 33.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Yazoo City
What Yazoo City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.08 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,013
- County holding the largest share of its areaYazoo 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 Yazoo City
- Population10,219
- Median age34.0
- Population under 183,049
- Share under 1829.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,596
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households4,000
- Family households2,240
- Share of households that are families56.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Yazoo City
- Median household income$28,157
- Per capita income$20,902 plus or minus $5,952
- Civilian labor force3,783
- Employed3,303
- Unemployed480 plus or minus 268
- Unemployment rate12.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over6,231
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Yazoo City
- Housing units4,865
- Occupied units4,000
- Vacant units865 plus or minus 237
- Vacancy rate17.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied1,319
- Renter occupied2,681
- Ownership rate33.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$103,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$767
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units2,830
- Share single family58.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,612 plus or minus 403
- Share in buildings of two or more33.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes405 plus or minus 183
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Yazoo City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,241
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,662 plus or minus 357
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,069 plus or minus 351
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone80.0 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home0.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Yazoo City (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$8,041,000
- Average approval$1,340,167
- Median approval$695,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported94
- Jobs per approval15.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term198 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yazoo City, 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.
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Flood risk in Yazoo City
- NFIP communityCity of Yazoo City
- NFIP community number280189
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/31/25
The City of Yazoo City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280189 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.
Yazoo County, not Yazoo City
Yazoo County context, not Yazoo City figures
- Establishments in Yazoo County359
- Covered employment, Yazoo County6,234
- Average annual pay, Yazoo County$52,788
- Housing units permitted, Yazoo County12
Every figure in this section is published for Yazoo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Yazoo City.
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
Yazoo City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yazoo City, Mississippi?
10,219, in 4,000 households. Yazoo City city covers 10.08 square miles of land, which is 1,013 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Yazoo City in?
Yazoo 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 Yazoo City?
$28,157. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,000. Median gross rent is $767 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Yazoo City businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $8.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $695,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yazoo City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Yazoo City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Yazoo City. 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 Yazoo City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Yazoo City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Yazoo City, city of, community 280189, 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 Yazoo City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Yazoo 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 Yazoo City.
Is zoning published for Yazoo City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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