Blue Mountain is a city located in Tippah County Mississippi. Blue Mountain has a 2020 population of 879. Blue Mountain is currently declining at a rate of -2.55% annually and its population has decreased by -3.93% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 915 in 2010.
The average household income in Blue Mountain is $37,478 with a poverty rate of 23.65%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $425 per month, and the median house value is $67,700. The median age in Blue Mountain is 25.9 years, 22.4 years for males, and 28.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Blue Mountainwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 915 | 74.88% |
Black or African American | 234 | 19.15% |
Asian | 18 | 1.47% |
Some Other Race | 35 | 2.86% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 1.64% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 377 | 2.7 | 56.5 |
Married | 165 | 3.46 | 78.8 |
Male | 17 | 2.12 | 70.6 |
Female | 33 | 4.67 | 39.4 |
Non Family | 162 | 1.58 | 35.8 |
3.49
Average Family Size
2.7
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 42 | 6.38% |
9th to 12th Grade | 90 | 13.68% |
High School Graduate | 237 | 36.02% |
Some College | 131 | 19.91% |
Associates Degree | 23 | 3.50% |
Bachelors Degree | 59 | 8.97% |
Graduate Degree | 76 | 11.55% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 507 | 396 | 125 |
Black | 127 | 107 | 10 |
Asian | 18 | 18 | |
2+ Races | 3 | 3 | |
Other Race | 3 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 3 | 2 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 24.65%.
95.20% of Blue Mountain residents speak only English, while 4.80% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.26% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 47 | 44 | 93.62% |
Black | 154 | 54 | 35.06% |
Multiple | 14 | 3 | 21.43% |
White | 782 | 139 | 17.77% |
Other | 29 | NaN% |
23.65%
Overall Poverty Rate
28.29%
Male Poverty Rate
19.75%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Blue Mountain is Hispanic, with 93.62% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Blue Mountain is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.54%. Among those working part-time, it was 14.55%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 43.04%.
34.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
35.3%
Male Marriage Rate
33.4%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 26 | 3.74% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
69.23%
Veteran Disability Rate
48.4%
Labor Force Participation
45.2%
Employment Rate
6.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
73.49%
Born in Blue Mountain
97.46%
Native Born
2.54%
Foreign Born
2.05%
Non Citizen
0.49%
Naturalized
97.46% of Blue Mountain residents were born in the United States, with 73.49% having been born in Mississippi. 2.05% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 915 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 923 | 8 | 0.87% |
2012 | 891 | -32 | -3.47% |
2013 | 908 | 17 | 1.91% |
2014 | 936 | 28 | 3.08% |
2015 | 952 | 16 | 1.71% |
2016 | 954 | 2 | 0.21% |
2017 | 963 | 9 | 0.94% |
2018 | 971 | 8 | 0.83% |
2019 | 948 | -23 | -2.37% |
2020 | 925 | -23 | -2.43% |
2021 | 902 | -23 | -2.49% |
2022 | 879 | -23 | -2.55% |