Moving to Gunnison, Mississippi

Population: 633. Estimated population in July 2024: 605 (-4.4% change)
Males: 276 (43.6%), Females: 357 (56.4%)

Bolivar County

Zip code: 38746

Demographics

Median resident age: 25.8 years
Median household income: $19,432
Median house value: $31,300

Population by Race

Races in Gunnison:

• Black (86.7%)
• White Non-Hispanic (12.6%)

Ancestries: Italian (2.7%), English (1.6%), Portuguese (1.1%).

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gunnison

• High school or higher: 57.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
• Unemployed: 20.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gunnison town

• Never married: 49.3%
• Now married: 26.1%
• Separated: 5.0%
• Widowed: 9.7%
• Divorced: 9.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+11.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gunnison:

• BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CLEVELAND, MS)
• NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 30 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
• NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gunnison:

• MID DELTA RGNL (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
• MEMPHIS INTL (about 102 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
• UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 103 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gunnison:

• CLEVELAND MUNI (about 19 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Abbreviation: RNV)
• RULEVILLE-DREW (about 33 miles; DREW, MS; Abbreviation: M37)
• DE WITT MUNI (about 33 miles; DE WITT, AR; Abbreviation: 5M1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gunnison:

• DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
• MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
• MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 65 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 74 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
• NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
• HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)