TuckerMS
In Mississippi, this town has 807 residents.
Is Tucker a good place to live?
32% of residents live below the poverty line in Tucker, against 21% in Mississippi’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Tucker. Tucker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
807 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tucker: who provides what
Tucker is unincorporated, so Neshoba 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 Tucker.
The schools Tucker’s kids attend
Tucker Elementary School runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 119 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 119 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
More than half of Tucker’s working residents commute to Pearl River
For Tucker, the average commute is 22 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. The top destinations are Pearl River (56%), Philadelphia (8%) and Meridian (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Tucker’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
The share of adults in Tucker who have high blood pressure: 40%. Only 2 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Tucker. The town does better than the Mississippi average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 16.
| Tucker | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 24% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Tucker | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 39.8% | 44.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 22.9% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Tucker is tornadoes, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Tucker, 27% come from tornadoes and 24% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Tucker
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tucker; the nearest are
About 12 of every 100 Tucker residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Tucker for work
Where Tucker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tucker
CDP in Mississippi, United States
Tucker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Neshoba County, Mississippi. It is one of the eight communities of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation and the population is 93% Choctaw. The population was 642 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- Area code
- 601
Questions about Tucker
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tucker, MS a good place to live?
Tucker has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.