SkeneMS
The town, settled in 1902, counts 129 residents.
Is Skene a good place to live?
Skene’s age of the median resident is 71.3 years, against 37 years in Mississippi’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Skene has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
129 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Skene: who provides what
Skene is unincorporated, so Bolivar 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 Skene.
61% of residents are 65 or older
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 25% of adults 25 and older, vs 25% across Mississippi.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Skene’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±109.4 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Skene | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 38.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 36.4% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 24.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 38.8% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Skene work out of town
The top destinations are Cleveland (28%), Rosedale (9%) and Boyle (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Skene is inland flooding, at a high overall level
54% of Skene’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 14%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Skene brings mild winters and hot summers
The range runs from 35° on a January night to 91° on a July afternoon, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Skene is
Among adults in Skene, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 17% report frequent physical distress. Only 9 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Skene. 47% of adults have high blood pressure here.
| Skene | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 45% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Skene | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.1% | 18.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Skene
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Skene
About 0 of every 100 Skene residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Skene for work
Where Skene’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Skene
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Skene is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 446. Skene is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Boyle and approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Shaw. Skene was a station on the Boyle and Sunflower branch of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. A post office operated under the name Skene from 1902 to 1992. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 210.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 131 ft
Questions about Skene
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Skene, MS a good place to live?
Skene has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.