InvernessMS
A town of 740. A typical home worth about $116K.
Population
740
−14.8% since 2010
Typical home
$116K
−4.8% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Jobs based here
131
A commuter town
What makes Inverness stand out The thing Inverness does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town Inverness has shrunk 14.8% since 2010 1,019 people in 2010; 740 today.
What’s changed most in Inverness? U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Inverness home is worth about $116K The typical Inverness home is worth about $116,000, down 4.8% in a year, 41% below the Mississippi typical home.
$116K Zillow home value
Typical home value Inverness $116K
Mississippi $198K
−4.8%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Inverness Most working residents leave Inverness for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Indianola (31%), Greenwood (7%) and Cleveland (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
4% work in town
Where working residents work In Inverness 4%
Indianola 31%
Greenwood 7%
Cleveland 5%
Greenville 5%
18 mi
median commute distance
131
jobs based in Inverness
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Inverness has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
92° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 38–56°
Spring 54–75°
Summer 71–91°
Fall 54–77°
Nov 20
typical first frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Health
How healthy Inverness is Inverness beats the Mississippi average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Mississippi
What stands out Inverness MS Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth 14.4% 18.5% More adults screened for colon cancer 69.4% 61.8%
South Sunflower County Hospital
7.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60 High risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Cold waves Tornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2016
3
federal disasters paid out here
Outdoors
0% of Inverness is conserved land 2.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0% conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 918 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
Small town 740 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
What should every visitor to Inverness know? Nearby towns
1971 · F5 Tornado damage in · Wikimedia Commons
Inverness’s story
Inverness in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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About Inverness Town in Mississippi, United States
Inverness is a town in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 868 at the 2020 census. As the town had the largest cotton gin in the Mississippi Delta, it served as a gathering place for farmers from the region when they brought their cotton for processing. The town was heavily damaged by a tornado in 1971.
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Population 868
Area 1.4 sq mi
Elevation 121 ft
ZIP code 38753
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