Choctaw County, Mississippi

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

Choctaw County, Mississippi is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (145th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,118	2,946,779	334,922,499	2647th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,919	$56,447	$80,734	2720th of 3,221
Median Age	43.2	38.6	38.9	1158th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.1%	25.1%	35.7%	1980th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,200	$169,800	$332,700	2729th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$638	$954	$1,413	2975th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.4%	18.9%	12.5%	711th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.8%	5.8%	5.2%	145th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.4	62.8	n/a	2344th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2942nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2130th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.4%	70.0%	65.2%	730th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.8	25.6	26.4	865th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	5.9%	15.1%	3091st of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	758th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	43.5%	46.9%	1870th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.6%	n/a	n/a	2240th 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 Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	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)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.4	56.1	61.4

Age in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	43.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,464	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.0%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	25.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,576	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.5%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.6%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	4,375	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.2%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.8%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.6%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.9%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$563	$1,215	n/a

Education in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	13.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.5%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.8%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.1%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.5%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Statistic	Choctaw County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.8%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.5%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	3.1%	16.7%

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