Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town of 169 people was settled in 1909.
Pace’s age of the median resident is 61.3 years, above both Mississippi’s towns (37 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 2 have a lower average trip to work than Pace. Pace 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: 349 in 1930, a peak of 629 in 1970, 183 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 3 maps from 1939 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pace, 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 Pace.
Among 100 Mississippi towns, just 10 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Pace. The top destinations are Cleveland (23%), Greenville (9%) and Mound Bayou (6%). The median commute is under 26 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Paid flood insurance claims in Pace since 1983: 2. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Pace break down as 44% from inland flooding and 21% from earthquakes. Federal aid has come to Pace households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Pace. 8.1% of Pace adults binge drink. Only 10 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Pace. This Mississippi town does better than the Mississippi average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 19.
| Pace | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 42% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pace | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.1% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 25.3% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pace
About 0 of every 100 Pace residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Where Pace’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Mississippi, United States
Pace is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 183. The community is named after James Henry Pace, a planter and land owner in the region.
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Pace has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.