Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 415, settled in 1870.
Crawford’s midpoint age is 52.1 years, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 37 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 2 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Crawford. Crawford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 304 in 1880, a peak of 668 in 1990, 415 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2002 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crawford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Crawford.
The income of the median household for Crawford comes to $39,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Crawford for work; the rest commute out. Nearly one in ten residents live below the poverty line locally, below the Mississippi town median (21%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Crawford | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 3.8%. Crawford: 91% of households live in a home they own. For Crawford, the median rent is $880 a month.
| Crawford | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $880 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Crawford who binge drink: 9.8%. Only 7 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Crawford. Against the Mississippi average, Crawford comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 15.
| Crawford | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Crawford | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.8% | 13.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 38.5% | 22.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Crawford break down as 26% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Crawford after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2019. Also worth knowing: the FEMA risk score locally is 45 of 100.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crawford
About 2 of every 100 Crawford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Where Crawford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Crawford.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Crawford is a small town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crawford had a population of 415.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Crawford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Clarence Weatherspoon and Legare Hairston.
