| Official Name: | Water Valley, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yalobusha |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3380 |
| Population Density Km2: | 186.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 482.24 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 89 |
| Elevation Ft: | 292 |
| Coordinates: | 34.1536°N -89.6311°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38965 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-78000 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0679365 |
Water Valley is a city in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,392 at the 2010 census. It is the larger of two county seats in the rural county, and at one time was the center of railroad shops.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7sqmi, all land.
| White | 1,778 | 52.6% | |
| Black or African American | 1,447 | 42.81% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Asian | 11 | 0.33% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.06% | |
| Other/Mixed | 102 | 3.82% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 1.15% |
At the 2000 census there were 3,677 people in 1,470 households, including 961 families, in the city. The population density was 523.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 238.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 57.87% White, 40.74% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20%.[3]
Of the 1,470 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.8% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.07.
The age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.
The median household income was $23,777 and the median family income was $31,083. Males had a median income of $26,888 versus $20,127 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,324. About 23.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.5% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Water Valley is served by the Water Valley School District.