Issaquena County, Mississippi

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

Issaquena County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median household income.

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Key figures

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	928	2,946,779	334,922,499	3190th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$31,429	$56,447	$80,734	3143rd of 3,221
Median Age	49.8	38.6	38.9	234th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.6%	25.1%	35.7%	3208th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$110,800	$169,800	$332,700	2837th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$339	$954	$1,413	3214th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	18.9%	12.5%	1062nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	5.8%	5.2%	1163rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	62.8	n/a	3045th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.4%	14.1%	3097th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	66.0%	70.0%	65.2%	2665th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.5	25.6	26.4	735th of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.1%	5.9%	15.1%	3194th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.8%	n/a	n/a	255th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	28.0%	43.5%	46.9%	3192nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	36.0%	n/a	n/a	3135th 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 Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	33.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	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	49.8	56.1	61.4

Age in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	49.8	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	5.8%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	17.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	350	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	43.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	9.4%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.1%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	56.9%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	43.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$18,718	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	44.9%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.9%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.3%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.2%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	421	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.7%	30.7%	30.6%

Education in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	28.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.9%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	3.2%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	21.5%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.8%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.0%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.0%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Issaquena County, Mississippi

Statistic	Issaquena County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.2%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	3.1%	16.7%

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