Census Reporter

Gloster, MS

1,081 Population
1.8 square miles 592.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±8 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Amite County: 47.1 ±1.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 37.5 ±0.1

Economics

$12,787 ±$4,523 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Amite County: $21,568 ±$2,031
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $24,369 ±$225
$17,375 ±$4,767 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Amite County: $33,981 † ±$4,084
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $45,081 ±$385

54.7% ±20% (591  ±291) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Amite County: 26.7% † 3,281 (±4.5% / ±554)
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 20.3% 585,786 (±0.3% / ±9,127)

39 minutes ±17.8 (10,800  ±7,315) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Amite County: 39.9 † 163,910 (±4.8 / ±24,087)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Mississippi: 24.8 29,583,100 (±0.2 / ±265,249)

Families

402 ±126 Number of households
  • Amite County: 5,218 ±291
  • Mississippi: 1,104,394 ±4,685
2.7 ±0.3 (1,081  ±357) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Amite County: 2.4 12,304 (±0.1 / ±81)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.6 2,889,445 (±0)

10.4% ±15.8% (26  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Amite County: 1.4% † 31 (±1.9% / ±43)
  • about double the rate in Mississippi: 5.2% 36,728 (±0.2% / ±1,480)

Housing

593 ±131 Number of housing units
  • Amite County: 6,789 ±48
  • Mississippi: 1,322,808 ±439

$68,300 ±$5,473 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Amite County: $83,600 † ±$8,391
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $119,000 ±$847

1.1% ±2.2% (12  ±23.9) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Amite County: 4.1% † 502 (±1.4% / ±178.6)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 13.1% 386,200 (±0.3% / ±7,450.2)

Social

82.6% ±3.2% (527  ±164.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 81.9% 7,390 (±6.1% / ±565.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 84.5% 1,669,565 (±0.5% / ±10,029.5)
4.4% ±5.9% (28  ±38.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Amite County: 12.6% † 1,134 (±2.9% / ±263.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Mississippi: 22% 435,153 (±0.3% / ±5,255.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

2.7% ±3.7% (20  ±28) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Amite County: 7.1% † 698 (±1.5% / ±145)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 7.3% 165,538 (±0.1% / ±2,887)
20 Total veterans ±28 20 Male ±28 N/A Female ±13

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