Amite County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Amite County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Amite County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,565	2,946,779	334,922,499	2314th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,222	$56,447	$80,734	3103rd of 3,221
Median Age	49.2	38.6	38.9	268th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.2%	25.1%	35.7%	3148th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$100,800	$169,800	$332,700	2970th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$670	$954	$1,413	2871st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.6%	18.9%	12.5%	173rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	5.8%	5.2%	802nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.2	62.8	n/a	2408th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	2.4%	14.1%	3051st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2429th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.4%	70.0%	65.2%	307th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.8	25.6	26.4	127th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	5.9%	15.1%	2147th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.7%	n/a	n/a	621st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.7%	43.5%	46.9%	2736th of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.8%	n/a	n/a	2982nd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.1%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.6	56.1	61.4

Age in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	49.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	5,850	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.9%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.4%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.4%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,724	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.0%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.0%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.6%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.9%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	7,346	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.0%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.1%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.6%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$386	$1,215	n/a

Education in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	13.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.6%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.7%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.9%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.8%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.5%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.6%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Amite County, Mississippi

Statistic	Amite County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.1%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	3.1%	16.7%

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