Chickasaw County, Mississippi

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

Chickasaw County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,915	2,946,779	334,922,499	2044th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,586	$56,447	$80,734	2999th of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	38.6	38.9	2506th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.0%	25.1%	35.7%	3107th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,800	$169,800	$332,700	2852nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$670	$954	$1,413	2872nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.5%	18.9%	12.5%	294th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.8%	5.2%	1299th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.7	62.8	n/a	1905th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2941st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2686th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.3%	70.0%	65.2%	2260th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	25.6	26.4	2200th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	5.9%	15.1%	2875th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.8%	n/a	n/a	493rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.6%	43.5%	46.9%	2821st of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.3%	n/a	n/a	2994th 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 Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	49.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.7	56.1	61.4

Age in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	38.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	6,674	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.5%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	35.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,189	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.4%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.1%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.6%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.8%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	7,851	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$800	$1,215	n/a

Education in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	19.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.8%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.6%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.4%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.7%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.9%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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