BuckatunnaMS
Some 140 people live in this town, in Mississippi.
Is Buckatunna a good place to live?
54% of residents live below the poverty line in Buckatunna, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Buckatunna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
140 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Buckatunna: who provides what
Buckatunna is unincorporated, so Wayne County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buckatunna.
The schools Buckatunna’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Buckatunna’s public school: 418 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckatunna SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 418 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a very high hazard risk in Buckatunna: hurricanes
Federal aid has come to Buckatunna households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 86% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 33% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Buckatunna is worth about $138K, on Zillow’s estimate
For households in Buckatunna, the share who live in a home they own is 74%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 15% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Buckatunna, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Buckatunna commute elsewhere
Among working residents in Buckatunna, 3.3% work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 55, to 152. Half the trips to work are shorter than 39 miles. The top destinations are Waynesboro (19%), Laurel (18%) and Hattiesburg (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Buckatunna stands out in Mississippi and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work
Only one of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Buckatunna. In Buckatunna, 9.9% of adults binge drink. The town does better than the Mississippi average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 20. Two figures for adults here: 28% smoke cigarettes, 23% have diabetes.
| Buckatunna | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Buckatunna | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.9% | 13.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 21.3% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Buckatunna
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Buckatunna; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Buckatunna residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About Buckatunna
CDP in Mississippi, United States
Buckatunna is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community located in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 383 at the 2020 census. Buckatunna is located in the southeast corner of Wayne County, just west of the Alabama state line. Buckatunna has a post office with the zip code 39322. The community takes its name from nearby Buckatunna Creek. Buckatunna is the hometown of professional football player Jerrell Powe.
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- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 151 ft
- ZIP code
- 39322
Questions about Buckatunna
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buckatunna, MS a good place to live?
Buckatunna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 140 people live in this town, in Mississippi.