Coahoma County, Mississippi

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

Coahoma 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	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,540	2,946,779	334,922,499	1849th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,461	$56,447	$80,734	3102nd of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	38.6	38.9	2888th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.5%	25.1%	35.7%	2090th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,300	$169,800	$332,700	3085th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$749	$954	$1,413	2482nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	35.5%	18.9%	12.5%	82nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.9%	5.8%	5.2%	136th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.1	62.8	n/a	1815th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	2.4%	14.1%	2144th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	66.2	n/a	n/a	3038th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	52.1%	70.0%	65.2%	3155th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.1	25.6	26.4	2526th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	5.9%	15.1%	1787th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.3%	n/a	n/a	661st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	24.6%	43.5%	46.9%	3212th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.9%	n/a	n/a	2795th 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 Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	18.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	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	40.8	56.1	61.4

Age in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	35.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	27.0%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	8,404	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.4%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	34.5%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	48.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,797	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.4%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	35.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	58.0%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	10,189	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.0%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.1%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.5%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	47.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,012	$1,215	n/a

Education in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	17.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.0%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.3%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.1%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.3%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.7%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Coahoma County, Mississippi

Statistic	Coahoma County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.8%	3.1%	16.7%

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