Moving to Pontotoc, Mississippi

About Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc

Pontotoc is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,640 at the 2020 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word that means, “Land of the Hanging Grapes.” A section of the city largely along Main Street and Liberty Street has been designated the Pontotoc Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Treaty of Pontotoc Site is also listed on the National Register. The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, part of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy, ceded millions of acres of Native American lands and relocated the Chicakasaw west of the Mississippi River.

Gender
Gender Pontotoc Mississippi Country
Female 57.2% 51.6% 50.8%
Male 42.8% 48.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Pontotoc Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 8.3% 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3% 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5% 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 15.3% 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.9% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20% 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 16.3% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 10.2% 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.1% 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.1% 3.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Pontotoc Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 18% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 22% 30% 27.0%
Other College 25% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Pontotoc Mississippi Country
White 54.6% 56.4% 60.1%
African American 25.2% 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.1% 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.1% 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 19.8% 3.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity