ConehattaMS
A town of 1,166. Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is Conehatta a good place to live?
The best of Conehatta’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for health. 54% of residents live below the poverty line in Conehatta, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Conehatta. Only 4 of Mississippi’s 186 towns score lower on history. Conehatta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Conehatta stand out
Where Conehatta beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Conehatta Elementary School | K–8 | 226 |
Typical home value
| Widest gap | Conehatta | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 21.7% | 11.9% |
1,166 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Conehatta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Conehatta is from typical.
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Moving to Conehatta: who provides what
Conehatta is unincorporated, so Newton 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 Conehatta.
More of Conehatta’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
27% of Conehatta adults smoke cigarettes, above both Mississippi’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (14%). 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Conehatta. Conehatta beats the Mississippi average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Conehatta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Conehatta | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 24.8% | 29.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 21.7% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Conehatta beat 79% of Mississippi districts
Its public schools are run by Conehatta Elementary School. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conehatta Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 226 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
More children than Mississippi overall
Children under 18 are 40% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide). 16% of Conehatta adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Conehatta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 16% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 35.5 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 100% are men (MS 50%).
| Conehatta | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 32.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.9% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.8% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.7% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.4% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.1% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.3% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
About half of Conehatta’s working residents commute to Pearl River
Most working residents leave Conehatta for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Conehatta fell to 8 in 2023, 289 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Pearl River (46%), Forest (13%) and Morton (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Conehatta is valued at about $153K
The typical Conehatta home is worth about $153,000, about the same as a year ago, 22% below the Mississippi typical home. Only 5 of the 100 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Conehatta.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers in Conehatta
Conehatta has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Conehatta’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Conehatta, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Conehatta
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Conehatta
About 5 of every 100 Conehatta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Conehatta for work
Where Conehatta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Conehatta
CDP in Mississippi, United States
Conehatta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Mississippi. The population was 1376 at the 2020 census. It is one of the eight communities included in the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation and the population is 76% Choctaw. The community takes its name from Conehatta Creek.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 482 ft
- ZIP code
- 39057
- Area code
- 601
Questions about Conehatta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Conehatta, MS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Mississippi.
Is Conehatta, MS expensive?
Not for the area. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($50,540 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.