Holmes County, Mississippi

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Holmes 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	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,191	2,946,779	334,922,499	2085th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$32,538	$56,447	$80,734	3136th of 3,221
Median Age	36.3	38.6	38.9	2832nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.9%	25.1%	35.7%	2947th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$80,400	$169,800	$332,700	3167th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$590	$954	$1,413	3064th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	36.4%	18.9%	12.5%	79th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	5.8%	5.2%	158th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.4	62.8	n/a	2272nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.4%	14.1%	3095th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.2	n/a	n/a	3029th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.0%	70.0%	65.2%	2973rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.0	25.6	26.4	84th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.7%	5.9%	15.1%	3113th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.8%	n/a	n/a	883rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	28.4%	43.5%	46.9%	3187th of 3,222
Broadband Access	63.0%	n/a	n/a	3071st 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 Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	14.6%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	36.3	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	6,157	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	34.8%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	46.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,845	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	40.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.7%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.3%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	36.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	62.1%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	33.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	7,595	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.0%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$690	$1,215	n/a

Education in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	16.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.3%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.6%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.1%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.7%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.5%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.0%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.9%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	15.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Holmes County, Mississippi

Statistic	Holmes County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	89.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	3.1%	16.7%

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