Adams County, Mississippi

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Adams County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,803	2,946,779	334,922,499	1513th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,644	$56,447	$80,734	2998th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	38.6	38.9	1489th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.6%	25.1%	35.7%	1889th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$108,700	$169,800	$332,700	2872nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$734	$954	$1,413	2561st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.0%	18.9%	12.5%	183rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.4%	5.8%	5.2%	584th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	62.3	62.8	n/a	1345th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.1%	2.4%	14.1%	961st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.1	n/a	n/a	2669th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.1%	70.0%	65.2%	2478th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.3	25.6	26.4	2280th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.5%	5.9%	15.1%	3131st of 3,222
Uninsured	16.5%	n/a	n/a	525th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.2%	43.5%	46.9%	2900th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.3%	n/a	n/a	1981st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.1%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.6	56.1	61.4

Age in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	42.0	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	11,464	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.7%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.5%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.6%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	40.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,252	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.6%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.0%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.3%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.5%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	14,928	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.6%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.2%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.2%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$974	$1,215	n/a

Education in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	14.6%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.1%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.0%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.3%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	88.4%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.0%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Adams County, Mississippi

Statistic	Adams County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.4%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.8%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.9%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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