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WalthallMS

A town of 128. A regional job hub with 83 jobs.

Population
128
residents
Typical home
$161K
+0.4% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
40.7
years
Jobs based here
83
A job hub

What makes Walthall stand out

The 2 things Walthall does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

128 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Walthall

Most working residents leave Walthall for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Eupora (20%), Columbus (6%) and Ackerman (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Walthall4%
Eupora20%
Columbus6%
Ackerman4%
Winona4%
28 mi
median commute distance
83
jobs based in Walthall
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Walthall has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–56°
Spring50–74°
Summer68–90°
Fall51–75°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Mar 30
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Walthall home is worth about $161K

The typical Walthall home is worth about $161,000, about the same as a year ago, 18% below the Mississippi typical home.

$161KZillow home value

Typical home value

Walthall$161K
Mississippi$198K
+0.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Walthall is

Walthall beats the Mississippi average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Mississippi
6 better22 too close to call4 worse
What stands outWalthallMS
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%11.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.4%16.8%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%7.6%
Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed
5.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A job hub

Every workday, about 81 people come to Walthall for work

Where Walthall’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Eupora Eupora 20% 6% → Columbus Columbus 6% 4% → Ackerman Ackerman 4% 4% → Winona Winona 4% 4% → Starkville Starkville 4% 4% → Jackson Jackson 4% Walthall · 4% stay
83jobs based in Walthall
4%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Walthall

Village in Mississippi, United States

Walthall is a village in Webster County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Walthall had a population of 116. It is the county seat of Webster County, designated in 1876, and also the smallest county seat in Mississippi by population.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
116
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
466 ft
ZIP code
39771
Area code
662

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