Is University, MS growing?

Name: Growth in University, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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University, MS had an estimated 5,315 (±130) residents in 2020–2024, against 4,067 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +30.7%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 26 to 0 homes (−100.0%), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 5,315 (±130)
Amount of change: +30.7%
Homes change: −100.0%

Residents and homes in University, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	4,067 (±777)	5,315 (±130)	+30.7%	Measurable increase
Housing units	26 (±21)	0 (±20)	−100.0%	Not 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.

Growth in University against Lafayette County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
University	+30.7%	Measurable increase	−100.0%
Lafayette County	+8.8%	Measurable increase	+11.9%
Mississippi	−1.3%	Measurable decrease	+1.4%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in University

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	University	Lafayette County	Mississippi	United States
2020 or later	—	2.9%	1.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	—	24.5%	11.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	—	22.2%	16.7%	13.6%

The median age of residents is 19.1 years.

Growth in places near University

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
University	—	5,315	+30.7%	Measurable increase
Oxford	1.0 mi	26,411	−2.0%	Measurable decrease
Taylor	7.1 mi	245	−13.1%	Not a measurable change
Abbeville	9.7 mi	311	−23.6%	Not a measurable change
Water Valley	15 mi	3,376	+1.6%	Measurable increase
Toccopola	20 mi	280	+0.7%	Not a measurable change
Thaxton	21 mi	688	−8.1%	Not a measurable change
Sardis	22 mi	2,445	+30.7%	Not a measurable change
Batesville	22 mi	7,387	+2.0%	Measurable increase

University is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 University

Is University growing?

University, MS had an estimated 5,315 residents in 2020–2024 and 4,067 in 2015–2019, a change of +30.7%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in University?

The estimated number of housing units went from 26 in 2015–2019 to 0 in 2020–2024 (−100.0%), 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 University CDP, Mississippi (place:75520, 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, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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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.