Housing data for Alligator, MS

Alligator, MS has an estimated 116 residents and 50 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Bolivar County.

30.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $655 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
116 (±104)
Housing units
50 (±34)
Households that rent
30.6%
Median gross rent
$655
Residents since 2015–2019
−40.5%

What stands out in Alligator

Median home value: $58,200 (±$28,706) in Alligator, lower than in Bolivar County ($130,000).

Housing in Alligator at a glance

  • Median rent: $655 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 30.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $58,200 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $759 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 70.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 42.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 63.3% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −40.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 0.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Alligator against Bolivar County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AlligatorBolivar CountyMississippiUnited States
Residents116 (±104)29,534 (exact)2,946,779 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units50 (±34)13,673 (±52)1,341,114 (±478)143,775,355
Households that rent30.6% (±31.2 points)37.4% (±3.2 points)30.0% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$655 (±$559)$685 (±$49)$954 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income—$39,585 (±$4,860)$56,447 (±$539)$80,734
Median home value$58,200 (±$28,706)$130,000 (±$12,596)$169,800 (±$1,198)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$950 (±$100)$1,215 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198042.0% (±79.0 points)56.3% (±4.5 points)41.4% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute—20.1 minutes (±2.0)25.6 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband34.7% (±35.0 points)77.9% (±3.5 points)84.1% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents40.4 years (±43.1)37.5 years (±1.1)38.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Alligator covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 118 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Alligator has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents195 (±105)116 (±104)−40.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units83 (±28)50 (±34)−39.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$570 (±$77)$655 (±$559)+14.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$106,300 (±$72,355)$58,200 (±$28,706)−45.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$650 (±$280)$759 (±$173)+16.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent45.7% (±23.6 points)30.6% (±31.2 points)−15.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±56.3 points)0.0% (±90.1 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Places near Alligator

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Duncan3.6 mi——10.5%
Shelby9.9 mi$666$90,40032.2%
Clarksdale11 mi$774$83,90054.1%
Winstonville12 mi$814$162,50029.6%
Lyon14 mi$789$151,80034.7%
Mound Bayou14 mi$565$65,70070.5%
Gunnison16 mi$362$57,00028.7%
Elaine17 mi$326$64,80045.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Alligator, fiscal year 2027

Bolivar County, MS, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$687$692$905$1,185$1,189

HUD income limits for Alligator, fiscal year 2026

Bolivar County, MS, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$15,960$25,200$40,350
2 people$21,640$28,800$46,100
3 people$27,320$32,400$51,850
4 people$33,000$36,000$57,600
5 people$38,680$38,900$62,250
6 people$41,800$41,800$66,850
7 people$44,650$44,650$71,450
8 people$47,550$47,550$76,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bolivar County, MS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $54,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alligator

Is Alligator growing?

In Alligator, the number of residents went from 195 in 2015–2019 to 116 in 2020–2024 (−40.5%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Alligator town, Mississippi (place:00940, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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