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Tunica ResortsMS
A town of 2,281.
Photo: ruthdaniel3444 · CC BY 2.0
Population
2,281
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$224K
Census ACS
Household income
$46K
median
Median age
28.9
years
Jobs based here
3,296
A job hub
Is Tunica Resorts a good place to live?
Tunica Resorts’ weakest subject grade is a D− for health. Tunica Resorts’ average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 23 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Only 5 of Mississippi’s 187 towns score lower on health. Tunica Resorts’ trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 3 of Mississippi’s 186 towns score lower on history. Tunica Resorts has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Tunica Resorts stand out
Where Tunica Resorts beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
Jobs here3,296
Residents who work841
Work
A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 99% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023.
31 measures vs. Mississippi
1 better8 too close to call22 worse
| Widest gap | Tunica Resorts | MS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 28.9% | 11.2% |
Worth knowing · HealthD−
Less healthy than 99% of U.S. towns
Trails MS on 22 of 31 CDC measures, beats it on 1
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
A growing town
Tunica Resorts has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
1,910 counted in 2010 and 2,132 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Tunica Resorts grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Tunica Resorts is from typical.
HealthNear the bottom of U.S. towns on CDC estimates; Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto 21 miles awayD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 12.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income$46K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $224K, 3.4 years of the Memphis metro’s $66K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBehind 53% of Mississippi districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Tunica Resorts: who provides what
Tunica Resorts is unincorporated, so Tunica County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEntergy Mississippi13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTunica County Utility DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTunica CountyTunica County provides services here
Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTunica County RegistrarTunica County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP code3866438664 100%Census 2020
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 Tunica Resorts.
HealthD−
More of Tunica Resorts’ adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
38% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Tunica Resorts. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Tunica Resorts. 41% of adults feel lonely in Tunica Resorts.
1%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Tunica Resorts | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 42% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
31 measures vs. Mississippi
1 better8 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Tunica Resorts | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 28.9% | 11.2% |
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
21 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Tunica Resorts has 3.9 jobs for every working resident, and 3,076 people commute in
About one in 4 of Tunica Resorts’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Tunica Resorts has lost 5,054 jobs, to 3,296 in 2023. 13% of Tunica Resorts residents live below the poverty line.
26%work in town
| Tunica Resorts | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 19% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Tunica Resorts26%
Memphis16%
Olive Branch10%
Southaven8%
Hernando4%
23 mi
median commute distance
3,296
jobs based in Tunica Resorts
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Tunica Resorts faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Tunica Resorts has mild winters and hot summers
Tunica Resorts has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Tunica Resorts is 91°F.
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–53°
Spring52–73°
Summer71–90°
Fall52–74°
Nov 15
typical first frost
Mar 14
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 18,925 acres
84 mi
of trails · 2.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tunca RiverPark | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tunica Resorts
17pages on Tunica Resorts
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tunica Resorts; the nearest are
Arkansas State University Mid-SouthCommunity college · Public · West Memphis, AR22.9 mi$3,216 in-state tuitionThe University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUniversity or college · Public · Memphis, TN27.2 mi
About 9 of every 100 Tunica Resorts residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
A job hub
Every workday, about 3,076 people come to Tunica Resorts for work
Where Tunica Resorts’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
3,296jobs based in Tunica Resorts
26%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Tunica Resorts
Census-designated place in the United States
Tunica Resorts, formerly known as Robinsonville until 2006, is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, north of the county seat of Tunica. The community is situated mostly between the Mississippi River and U.S. Route 61, along the border with Arkansas. The population as of the 2020 census was 2,132. Tunica Resorts is the site of six casino resorts, and at one time generated the third largest gambling revenues in the nation, after Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey, but competition has increased in other locations, including properties owned by Native American tribes and operated on their reservations. The use of the name "Tunica" by the re…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 223 ft
- ZIP code
- 38664
Questions about Tunica Resorts
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tunica Resorts, MS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.