Forrest County, Mississippi

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

Forrest County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	78,272	2,946,779	334,922,499	739th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,640	$56,447	$80,734	2551st of 3,221
Median Age	32.0	38.6	38.9	3129th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.6%	25.1%	35.7%	724th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,000	$169,800	$332,700	1853rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$972	$954	$1,413	1090th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.0%	18.9%	12.5%	463rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	5.8%	5.2%	501st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	168.0	62.8	n/a	701st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	2.4%	14.1%	1544th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2684th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.2%	70.0%	65.2%	3065th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	25.6	26.4	2305th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	5.9%	15.1%	2915th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	769th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.4%	43.5%	46.9%	2754th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.1%	n/a	n/a	1846th 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 Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	35.5%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.0	56.1	61.4

Age in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	32.0	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	16.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	30,127	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.2%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.8%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	41.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,103	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.8%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.0%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.0%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.6%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	33,753	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.3%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.7%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.9%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,361	$1,215	n/a

Education in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	8.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.3%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.7%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Forrest County, Mississippi

Statistic	Forrest County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.9%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	3.1%	16.7%

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