The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.94. Of all households, 48.0% were made up of individuals, and 26.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 537 households, of which 18.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.7% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30% of the population.

The racial makeup of the town was 67.84% White, 29.42% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. There were 592 housing units at an average density of 830.7 per square mile (320.7/km 2). The population density was 1,588.4 inhabitants per square mile (613.3/km 2).

Main Street in Tunica 2020 census Tunica Racial Composition RaceĪs of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,026 people, 501 households, and 293 families residing in the town.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 1,132 people, 537 households, and 254 families residing in the town. Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2), all land.Ĭlimate data for Tunica, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–2019)ĭemographics Historical population Census

Tunica is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. They attract visitors from nearby Memphis, Tennessee, West Memphis, Arkansas and all over the Southeastern United States. While population growth has taken place mostly outside Tunica, the major casinos employ numerous locals. Its fortunes have improved since development of a gambling resort area nearby during the early 1990s. Tunica gained national attention for its deprived neighborhood known as 'Sugar Ditch Alley', named for the open sewer located there.

Tunica is the fourth community to serve as county seat of Tunica County, succeeding earlier county seats at Commerce (1839–1842, 1842–1847), Peyton (1842, temporary) and Austin (1847–1888). The community derives its name from the Tunica Indians which once were numerous in the area. Despite this economic improvement, Tunica's population continues to decline from its peak in 1970. Until the early 1990s when casino gambling was introduced in the area, Tunica had been one of the most impoverished places in the United States. Tunica is a town in and the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi River.

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