Humphreys County, Mississippi

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

Humphreys 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	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,395	2,946,779	334,922,499	2706th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$33,731	$56,447	$80,734	3130th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	38.6	38.9	2233rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.6%	25.1%	35.7%	2071st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$87,800	$169,800	$332,700	3113th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$641	$954	$1,413	2969th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.0%	18.9%	12.5%	184th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.5%	5.8%	5.2%	59th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.7	62.8	n/a	2391st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.4%	14.1%	3096th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.2	n/a	n/a	3028th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.7%	70.0%	65.2%	2931st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.4	25.6	26.4	2042nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	0.8%	5.9%	15.1%	3204th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.2%	n/a	n/a	558th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	25.2%	43.5%	46.9%	3208th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.1%	n/a	n/a	2956th 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 Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	20.2%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	34.8	56.1	61.4

Age in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	39.6	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	2,900	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.5%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	39.3%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	45.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,712	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	35.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.7%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.0%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	61.9%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.4%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	3,509	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.4%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.3%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$861	$1,215	n/a

Education in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.6%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.1%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.4%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.8%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.6%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.0%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Humphreys County, Mississippi

Statistic	Humphreys County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	93.8%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	3.1%	16.7%

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