Name: Tunica Resorts, MS statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Tunica Resorts

Tunica County loses about 17.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in563

Moved out695

Net−132

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

DeSoto County, MS198268−70

Shelby County, TN6198−37

Coahoma County, MS5164−13

Quitman County, MS42

Within Mississippi, other states or abroad

Arrivals

72%28%

Leavers

69%31%

Within MississippiOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$28K

Leavers$30K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tunica County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Tunica County report $27,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $30,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $44,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,122 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,572 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $223,600.
Getting to work: 39 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: La Cresta, CA matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in7
$27,813
61% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$30,209
57% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-17.4
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Tunica Resorts	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1Metro figure	4.3%	25% below
Moved from another state1Metro figure	2.4%	19% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-17.4	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$27,813	61% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$30,209	57% below

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 10.9%, 84% below the median place.

Tunica Resorts29.5%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$44,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

29.5%

45% above the median place

Home price to income

4.9x

29% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

29%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$34,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tunica Resorts, $1,122 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Tunica Resorts, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Bloomfield, NM	24.4% vs 29.5%	$5,000	Compare
Yoakum, TX	23.9% vs 29.5%	n/a	Compare
Homestead Meadows South, TX	21.0% vs 29.5%	$7,600	Compare

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Homeownership1
10.9%
84% below the median place
Vacant homes1
28.6%
306% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
54% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Tunica Resorts	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,122	18% below
Rent to income1	29.5%	45% above
Property tax rate1	0.4%	54% below
Home price to income1	4.9x	29% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	92.2	9% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,156	28% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$45,500	58% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$940	71% below
Median home value1	$223,600	30% below
Home prices, 1-year change5Metro figure	0.9%	71% below
Home prices, 5-year change5Metro figure	40.9%	21% below
Homeownership1	10.9%	84% below
Renters paying 30%+1	48.8%	4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,572	16% below
Vacant homes1	28.6%	306% above
Median year built1	2001	1% above

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
39 min
58% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$21,797 −46%

Median household income$45,661 −43%

Poverty rate12.6% +17%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Tunica Resorts	Vs median
Median household income1	$45,661	43% below
Income per person1	$21,797	46% below
Unemployment1County figure	13.3%	171% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$42,578	35% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.0%	46% below
Jobs6County figure	5,469	96% below
Poverty rate1	12.6%	17% above
Mean commute1	39 min	58% above
Works from home1	0.0%	below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Median age1
28.9
26% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.1%
152% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband85.7% −7%

Household size2.4 −5%

High school or higher90.4% −2%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Tunica Resorts	Vs median
Population1	2,281	6646th largest
Median age1	28.9	26% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	13.7%	57% below
High school or higher1	90.4%	2% below
Household size1	2.4	5% below
Born abroad1	0.0%	below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1	16.1%	152% above
Homes with broadband1	85.7%	7% below

Life in Tunica Resorts

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.8 −14%

Playgrounds per 10k17.5 +86%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k21.9 +97%

Libraries per 10k4.4 5.0×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%

Shops50.7 +67%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%

Doctors' offices and clinics9.5 −53%

Child care centers5.3 2.3×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
5.3
130% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
50.7
67% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
9.5
53% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Tunica Resorts	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	7	22% below
Public school students11County figure	1,598	67% below
Students per teacher11County figure	12.4	19% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	22.2	7% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	50.7	67% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.2	2% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	9.5	53% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	5.3	130% above
Parks per 10k9	8.8	14% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	17.5	86% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	21.9	97% above
Libraries per 10k9	4.4	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	8	38% below

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 7.5, 88% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Tunica Resorts. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
7.5
88% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
36.3
61% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
53.9 in
23% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Tunica Resorts	Vs median
July average high12County figure	91°F	5% above
January average low12County figure	33°F	31% above
Average temperature12County figure	63°F	14% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	53.9 in	23% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	36.3	61% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	48.2	32% below
Tornado risk13County figure	59.5	27% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	7.5	88% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	61.2	32% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure	48	12% above
Good air days14Metro figure	55.6%	19% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 36.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 7.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 51.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$34,000

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 3% of places

Pay vs rent

-5.0 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 6% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Tunica Resorts in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 31% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,122/mo (2024)	$1,450/mo	$1,190 to $1,760/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$45,661 (2024)	$56,500	$48,000 to $67,000	+3.7%
Median home value	$223,600 (2024)	$317,000	$230,000 to $437,000	+6.0%

The median home would be worth 5.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Tunica Resorts

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
La Cresta, CA	$1,177	$49,605	Compare
Combee Settlement, FL	$1,130	$40,384	Compare
Bensley, VA	$1,238	$50,547	Compare
Monroe, GA	$1,105	$44,656	Compare

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Common questions

Is Tunica Resorts a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 300 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 46 Mississippi places. Renters occupy 89% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 66 Mississippi places. On cost, space and class size it scores 3 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tunica Resorts expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $223,600.

What salary do you need to live in Tunica Resorts?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Tunica Resorts?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are La Cresta, CA, Combee Settlement, FL, Bensley, VA and Monroe, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Tunica Resorts with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tunica Resorts itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tunica-resorts-mississippi

Citytistics. “Tunica Resorts, Mississippi.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tunica-resorts-mississippi/

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