Claiborne County, Mississippi

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

Claiborne County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,582	2,946,779	334,922,499	2603rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$31,897	$56,447	$80,734	3141st of 3,221
Median Age	35.1	38.6	38.9	2957th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.1%	25.1%	35.7%	2342nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$82,700	$169,800	$332,700	3148th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$660	$954	$1,413	2902nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	30.7%	18.9%	12.5%	131st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	5.8%	5.2%	453rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.6	62.8	n/a	2394th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2943rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.6	n/a	n/a	2962nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.5%	70.0%	65.2%	1258th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	25.6	26.4	652nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.5%	5.9%	15.1%	3181st of 3,222
Uninsured	13.9%	n/a	n/a	879th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.2%	43.5%	46.9%	3173rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.0%	n/a	n/a	2791st 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 Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.3%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.9	56.1	61.4

Age in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	35.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,008	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.8%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	31.6%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.1%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	52.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$19,888	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	40.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.0%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	30.7%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	56.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	3,959	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	55.3%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$403	$1,215	n/a

Education in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	19.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.0%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	38.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.9%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.0%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Claiborne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	3.1%	16.7%

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