Horn Lake

Population & Demographics

Horn Lake, MS

Horn Lake is home to 26,647 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 12,863 resident workers commute each day.

MississippiCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
26,647
people
Population

26,647 residents

Median age 33.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Horn Lake population & demographics

Who lives in Horn Lake — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
26,647
Median age
33.5yrs
Median household income
$53,311
Median home value
$171,400
Median gross rent
$1,435/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.5%
Poverty rate
19.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Horn Lake

How Horn Lake breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black50.0%
White35.7%
Hispanic or Latino9.2%
Two or more races3.9%
Asian0.8%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Horn Lake

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Horn Lake.

Horn Lake at a glance
Employed Residents
12,863
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Memphis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Horn Lake proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Horn Lake commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

55 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Horn Lake

12,863 commutes, one dot at a time

Horn Lake

Where 12,863 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Horn Lake, by worker count.

1Memphis12.7 mi4,226
2Southaven4.3 mi2,191
3Olive Branch12.0 mi1,494
4Horn Lake0.0 mi829
5Hernando8.7 mi740
6Tunica Resorts16.6 mi321
7Jackson181.9 mi161
8Collierville21.5 mi156

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Horn Lake.

1Memphis12.7 mi1,057
2Southaven4.3 mi926
3Horn Lake0.0 mi829
4Olive Branch12.0 mi346
5Hernando8.7 mi183
6Lynchburg3.2 mi74
7Senatobia24.1 mi71
8Jackson181.9 mi47

Top industries

The sectors that employ Horn Lake’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade27.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services25.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing11.1%
MFManufacturing10.0%
COConstruction5.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance4.5%
PAPublic Administration3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.4%
WSWholesale Trade2.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Horn Lake

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps29%
See all internet providers in Horn Lake

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