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Tunica ResortsMS
Home to 2,281 people, this town lies in Mississippi.
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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 commute 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’ concentration of trails 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.
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 top 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.
OutdoorsLess open land and fewer trails than mostCOpen →HistoryAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tunica Resorts.
HealthD−
More of Tunica Resorts’ adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
1%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Tunica Resorts. 41% of adults feel lonely in the town. No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Tunica Resorts. Two figures for adults here: 28% smoke cigarettes, 54% have obesity.
| 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
26%work in town
The top destinations are Memphis (16%), Olive Branch (10%) and Southaven (8%). In Tunica Resorts, about one in four working residents works in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Tunica Resorts dropped by 5,054, to 3,296. The share of residents in Tunica Resorts who live below the poverty line: 13%.
| 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−
The biggest natural risk in Tunica Resorts is earthquakes, at a high overall level
71risk score of 100
Of the losses FEMA expects in Tunica Resorts, 48% come from earthquakes and 21% from inland flooding. Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Federal aid has come to Tunica Resorts households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Tunica Resorts has mild winters and hot summers
1″snow a winter
The July high for Tunica Resorts comes to 91°F.
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
HousingCost of living grade C+
Tunica Resorts stands out in Mississippi and nationally: a smaller share of its households own their home
$117Kmedian sale price
For Tunica Resorts, the midpoint rent is $1,122 a month.
| Tunica Resorts | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 11% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,122 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsC
0% of Tunica Resorts is conserved land
0%conserved
Walkers can cover 84 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Tunica Resorts has one park or preserve, 15 acres in all.
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
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.
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
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.
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?
The typical home is worth about $224,000, 15% above the Mississippi typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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