Jefferson County, Mississippi

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

Jefferson 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	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,068	2,946,779	334,922,499	2731st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$38,305	$56,447	$80,734	3093rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.1	38.6	38.9	1186th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.4%	25.1%	35.7%	2994th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$81,300	$169,800	$332,700	3160th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$448	$954	$1,413	3196th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.5%	18.9%	12.5%	108th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	5.8%	5.2%	2985th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.6	62.8	n/a	2517th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	2.4%	14.1%	3167th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.2	n/a	n/a	2636th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.9%	70.0%	65.2%	266th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	25.6	26.4	653rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	5.9%	15.1%	2793rd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	725th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	31.2%	43.5%	46.9%	3157th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.0%	n/a	n/a	857th 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 Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	13.1%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	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	29.5	56.1	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	43.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	2,494	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.4%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	38.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	48.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,659	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.9%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.4%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	3,390	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.6%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.1%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$698	$1,215	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.6%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.7%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.2%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	88.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.6%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.6%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	90.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.7%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	3.1%	16.7%

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