RedwaterMS
A town of 637.
Is Redwater a good place to live?
Redwater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
637 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Natchez Trace Parkway and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Redwater. Close and well known come first.
7 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
37 mi State parkNanih Waiya36 mi PlanetariumRainwater Observatory and PlanetariumPhoto credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Nanih Waiya: Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Redwater: who provides what
Redwater is unincorporated, so Leake 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 Redwater.
Redwater is younger than the Mississippi average
In Redwater, the age of the median resident is 34 years. 43% never finished high school. Redwater: a fifth of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Redwater | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 46% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Redwater’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.3 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Redwater | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 26.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 43% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.3% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.2% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.4% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Redwater’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by Red Water Elementary School. Enrollment at Redwater’s public school: 117 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Water Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 117 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Redwater work out of town
Redwater’s mean commuting time is 21 minutes, against 23 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 31% of residents live below the poverty line locally. For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. The top destinations are Pearl River (40%), Carthage (13%) and Jackson (4%).
| Redwater | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 31% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Redwater report frequent mental distress than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
The share of adults in Redwater who sleep under 7 hours: 45%. In Redwater, two in five adults feel lonely, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 33%. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Redwater. Of 31 CDC measures, Redwater beats the Mississippi average on 2 and trails it on 15.
| Redwater | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 24% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Redwater | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 34.4% | 38.8% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 22.9% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Redwater, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 30% of Redwater’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 0.1% of Redwater
For Redwater, the trail network density is 0.7 miles per square mile. Only 7 of the 88 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Redwater.
| Redwater | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Redwater
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Redwater; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Redwater residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Redwater for work
Where Redwater’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Redwater
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Redwater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. It is one of the eight communities of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation, and the population is 61% Choctaw. As of the 2020 census, Redwater had a population of 683.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 390 ft
Questions about Redwater
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Redwater, MS a good place to live?
Redwater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.