Town · Mississippi
Walls, Mississippi
Walls, town, in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Walls had 1,420 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 5.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,351 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,426 (±394). GEOID 2877400.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,420
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,351 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,426 ±394
Median household income
$58,920
±$23,471 (90% margin)
Mississippi: $56,447
Median home value
$193,300
±$33,548 (90% margin)
Mississippi: $169,800
Median gross rent
$1,200
±$99 (90% margin)
Mississippi: $954
Where is Walls and what county is it in?
Walls is a town in DeSoto County, Mississippi. It covers 11.8 square miles of land, 114 residents per square mile in 2020.
Walls is in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 9 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Walls, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,420 people lived in Walls on July 1, 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, while Mississippi shrank 0.2%. The 2020 Census counted 1,351 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,426 (±394).
| Measure | Walls | DeSoto County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,426 ±394 | 191,301 | no clear change |
| Households | 611 ±162 | 70,986 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 2.33 ±0.35 | 2.68 | −0.62 |
| Housing units | 663 ±166 | 75,437 | no clear change |
Walls's population since 2005
From 851 in 2005 to 1,420 in 2025: up 66.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Walls as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Walls?
The median resident of Walls is 35.4 years old; 26.4% are under 18 and 8.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 66.3%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 32.1%.
| Measure | Walls | DeSoto County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.4 ±6.9 | 37.3 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 26.4% ±8.0 pts | 25.0% | – |
| 65 years and over | 8.1% ±3.9 pts | 13.5% | – |
| Male | 45.4% ±8.3 pts | 48.1% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% ±1.0 pts | 5.8% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 32.1% ±14.5 pts | 56.4% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 66.3% ±14.8 pts | 32.6% | no clear change |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.8% ±1.1 pts | 1.3% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±3.1 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±3.1 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±3.1 pts | 3.3% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±3.1 pts | 0.5% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 2.1% ±1.7 pts | 4.0% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 3.9% ±3.3 pts | 6.2% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 6.4% ±4.1 pts | 7.3% | – |
| With a disability | 13.5% ±5.9 pts | 12.6% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 9.5% ±7.3 pts | 8.3% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 88.4% ±7.7 pts | 91.7% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 20.5% ±9.5 pts | 29.0% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 11.5% ±8.4 pts | 10.4% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 79.0% ±14.6 pts | 90.8% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 0.4% ±1.5 pts | 3.2% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Walls earn?
Half of Walls's 611 households earn less than $58,920 a year (±$23,471), against $85,297 in DeSoto County and $56,447 in Mississippi. In 2015-2019 it was $60,292 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.
| Measure | Walls | DeSoto County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,920 ±$23,471 | $85,297 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $79,215 ±$19,180 | $101,760 | – |
| Per capita income | $33,931 ±$8,378 | $38,113 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 16.2% ±12.0 pts | 9.7% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 32.4% ±28.2 pts | 13.4% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 20.3% ±13.1 pts | 7.5% | – |
| Households with a computer | 97.2% ±2.8 pts | 96.9% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 91.3% ±7.3 pts | 92.1% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Walls?
Owners occupy 48.0% of Walls's occupied homes and renters 52.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,300 by its owner (±$33,548). The median renter pays $1,200 a month including utilities, and 46.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | Walls | DeSoto County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $193,300 ±$33,548 | $269,600 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $1,200 ±$99 | $1,451 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 46.4% ±22.9 pts | 41.5% | no clear change |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,231 ±$303 | $1,638 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 48.0% ±11.4 pts | 77.9% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 52.0% ±11.4 pts | 22.1% | – |
| Housing units | 663 ±166 | 75,437 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±14.2 pts | 0.3% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.6% ±7.1 pts | 12.8% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 64.6% ±12.2 pts | 83.2% | – |
| Mobile homes | 0.0% ±6.6 pts | 3.9% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 6.3% ±6.8 pts | 3.8% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 14.2% ±7.5 pts | 16.5% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 0.6% ±1.1 pts | 1.1% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 1.5% ±1.6 pts | 3.8% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Walls building?
Builders took permits for 8 new housing units in Walls in 2025 (8 in single-family houses), 5.6 per 1,000 residents against 2.8 across Mississippi.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Walls work and get to work?
74.5% of Walls's workers drive alone and 13.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 36.9 minutes.
| Measure | Walls | DeSoto County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 74.8% ±8.4 pts | 67.2% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 1.0% ±1.2 pts | 3.2% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 74.5% ±12.7 pts | 81.4% | – |
| Carpooled | 12.4% ±10.4 pts | 9.0% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±5.6 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Walked | 0.0% ±5.6 pts | 0.4% | – |
| Worked from home | 13.1% ±8.4 pts | 8.2% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 36.9 min ±10.4 | 26.2 min | +12.4 min |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Walls?
No census tract lies mostly in Walls; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 701.01DeSoto County | 3,153 | $48,214 |
| Tract 701.02DeSoto County | 4,398 | $83,676 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Walls) · Census block assignment files
How does Walls compare with other places in Mississippi?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Walls is the 8,926th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 125th-most populous of 299 in Mississippi.
Walls ranks 50th of 172 places in Mississippi with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 125th | 299 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 15th | 148 |
| Residents per square mile | 184th | 187 |
| Median household income | 50th | 172 |
| Per capita income | 36th | 183 |
| Median home value | 47th | 178 |
| Median gross rent | 24th | 161 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 96th | 171 |
| Median age | 124th | 186 |
| Owner-occupied share | 158th | 182 |
| Work from home | 9th | 57 |
| Travel time to work | 8th | 185 |
Walls's figures with every place in Mississippi (CSV)
Every place in Mississippi, sortable · Compare Walls with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Walls?
23 of the 57 figures for Walls on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Walls are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Walls.