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A town of 1,113, settled in 1888. A regional job hub with 2,864 jobs.
Ecru’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Ecru's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. Ecru has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ecru beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Ecru is from typical.
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Census counts: 475 in 1910, a low of 417 in 1970, 901 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ecru, 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 Ecru.
In Ecru, the average trip to work is 27 minutes, above both the Mississippi town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most people who work leave Ecru to do it: just 9% work in town. Ecru: 16% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Tupelo (20%), Pontotoc (18%) and New Albany (8%).
| Ecru | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.4% | 19% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Pontotoc County School District runs its public schools. The largest public high school is North Pontotoc High School, with 488 students. Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 762 | A− |
| North Pontotoc High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 488 | B− |
| North Pontotoc Upper ElemTop results in townGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 297 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
79% of Ecru adults had a checkup this year, against 82% in Mississippi’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. Among adults in the town, 42% have high blood pressure.
| Ecru | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 45% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ecru | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.1% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 5 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Ecru. Children under 18 are 32% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). The town’s midpoint age stands at 33.3 years. Since 2020, Ecru has grown 4.5%, to 1,113 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Ecru | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 33.3 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 25% | 29% |
Somewhere between 27% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of Ecru’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.8 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Ecru | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 20.8% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 26.3% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.8% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Expect July afternoons of 91° and January nights of 32°, with about 1 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with 61% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Ecru is lower. Expected losses in Ecru break down as 29% from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2026.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Ecru, 75% of households own their home. Its median rent comes in at $797 a month.
| Ecru | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $797 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ecru. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Stadium & arenaVaught–Hemingway Stadium
16 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
21 mi MuseumElvis Presley Birthplace
38 mi MuseumGraceland Too
20 mi National park siteBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site2K visitors a year
18 mi National BattlefieldTupelo National Battlefield686 visitors a yearVaught–Hemingway Stadium: Matthew Nichols, CC BY 2.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Graceland Too: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0 · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Ecru; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Ecru residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Where Ecru’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Mississippi, United States
Ecru is a town in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Ecru had a population of 901. Ecru is home to the largest upholstered furniture plant in the world which manufactures Ashley Furniture.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
