Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

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

Jefferson Davis 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 Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,117	2,946,779	334,922,499	2410th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$38,548	$56,447	$80,734	3092nd of 3,221
Median Age	46.0	38.6	38.9	598th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.7%	25.1%	35.7%	3055th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,100	$169,800	$332,700	3089th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$757	$954	$1,413	2437th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.7%	18.9%	12.5%	152nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.6%	5.8%	5.2%	152nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.2	62.8	n/a	2084th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.1%	2.4%	14.1%	3196th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.0	n/a	n/a	2936th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.5%	70.0%	65.2%	151st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.6	25.6	26.4	137th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.7%	5.9%	15.1%	2745th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.9%	n/a	n/a	597th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.3%	43.5%	46.9%	2843rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.4%	n/a	n/a	2944th 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 Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	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	50.3	56.1	61.4

Age in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	46.0	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	4,453	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.9%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,694	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.8%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.7%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.7%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.5%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	5,702	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.5%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	38.8%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$800	$1,215	n/a

Education in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	13.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.5%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.3%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.2%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.5%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.7%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.4%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	3.1%	16.7%

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