Durant is a city located in Holmes County Mississippi. Durant has a 2020 population of 2,046. Durant is currently declining at a rate of -3.40% annually and its population has decreased by -23.54% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 2,676 in 2010.
The average household income in Durant is $35,904 with a poverty rate of 39.46%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $600 per month, and the median house value is $50,200. The median age in Durant is 33.5 years, 28.8 years for males, and 38.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Durantwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 332 | 12.26% |
Black or African American | 2,377 | 87.74% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 931 | 2.84 | 52.2 |
Married | 294 | 3.23 | 69 |
Male | 31 | 2.35 | 19.4 |
Female | 373 | 3.62 | 38.9 |
Non Family | 233 | 1.18 | 56.7 |
3.35
Average Family Size
2.84
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 120 | 6.79% |
9th to 12th Grade | 236 | 13.36% |
High School Graduate | 752 | 42.56% |
Some College | 497 | 28.13% |
Associates Degree | 77 | 4.36% |
Bachelors Degree | 71 | 4.02% |
Graduate Degree | 14 | 0.79% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 320 | 281 | 24 |
Black | 1,447 | 1,130 | 61 |
Hispanic | 8 | 4 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 87.81%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 7.50%.
99.44% of Durant residents speak only English, while 0.56% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 0.56% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 2,355 | 956 | 40.59% |
White | 293 | 89 | 30.38% |
Other | NaN% |
39.46%
Overall Poverty Rate
36.52%
Male Poverty Rate
42.25%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Durant is Black, with 40.59% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Durant is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 10.99%. Among those working part-time, it was 32.15%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 47.08%.
33.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
38.4%
Male Marriage Rate
29.9%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 46 | 14.24% |
Black | 47 | 3.04% |
Hispanic | 4 | 50.00% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
38.75%
Veteran Disability Rate
47.6%
Labor Force Participation
41.8%
Employment Rate
12.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
87.30%
Born in Durant
99.30%
Native Born
0.70%
Foreign Born
0.00%
Non Citizen
0.70%
Naturalized
99.30% of Durant residents were born in the United States, with 87.30% having been born in Mississippi. 0.00% 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1940 | 2,510 | 0.00% | |
1960 | 2,617 | 107 | 0.21% |
1970 | 2,752 | 135 | 0.50% |
1980 | 2,889 | 137 | 0.49% |
1990 | 2,838 | -51 | -0.18% |
2000 | 2,932 | 94 | 0.33% |
2010 | 2,676 | -256 | -0.91% |
2011 | 2,619 | -57 | -2.13% |
2012 | 2,588 | -31 | -1.18% |
2013 | 2,559 | -29 | -1.12% |
2014 | 2,507 | -52 | -2.03% |
2015 | 2,473 | -34 | -1.36% |
2016 | 2,413 | -60 | -2.43% |
2017 | 2,371 | -42 | -1.74% |
2018 | 2,334 | -37 | -1.56% |
2019 | 2,262 | -72 | -3.08% |
2020 | 2,190 | -72 | -3.18% |
2021 | 2,118 | -72 | -3.29% |
2022 | 2,046 | -72 | -3.40% |