2020 census As of the
2020 United States census, there were 614 people, 271 households, and 153 families residing in the town.
2000 census At the 2000
census, there were 830 people, 307 households and 228 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 357 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.26%
African American, 6.87%
White, 0.41%
Asian, 0.12% from
other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population. There were 307 households, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were
married couples living together, 43.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07. 32.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.0 males. The
median household income was $20,114 and the median family income was $19,844. Males had a median income of $23,250 versus $17,875 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $9,304. About 36.9% of families and 37.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 53.1% of those under age 18 and 30.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==