Bolivar County, Mississippi

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Bolivar County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (107th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	29,534	2,946,779	334,922,499	1489th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,585	$56,447	$80,734	3079th of 3,221
Median Age	37.5	38.6	38.9	2674th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.0%	25.1%	35.7%	921st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$130,000	$169,800	$332,700	2519th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$685	$954	$1,413	2809th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.6%	18.9%	12.5%	107th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.1%	5.8%	5.2%	413th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.7	62.8	n/a	1904th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2192nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.1	n/a	n/a	3012th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.6%	70.0%	65.2%	2876th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.1	25.6	26.4	2525th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.4%	5.9%	15.1%	3139th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	800th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	28.4%	43.5%	46.9%	3186th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.6%	n/a	n/a	2738th 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 Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	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)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.3	56.1	61.4

Age in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	37.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	11,915	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.9%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.0%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	45.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,454	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	36.4%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.4%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.6%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.3%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	13,673	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.2%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.4%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$950	$1,215	n/a

Education in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.0%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.2%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.6%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.1%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Statistic	Bolivar County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	3.1%	16.7%

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