Marion County, Mississippi

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

Marion County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (154th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,193	2,946,779	334,922,499	1694th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,110	$56,447	$80,734	2958th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	38.6	38.9	1867th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.7%	25.1%	35.7%	2964th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$122,800	$169,800	$332,700	2610th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$818	$954	$1,413	1970th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.7%	18.9%	12.5%	580th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.5%	5.8%	5.2%	344th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	44.6	62.8	n/a	1656th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	2.4%	14.1%	2413th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.3	n/a	n/a	2923rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.2%	70.0%	65.2%	1125th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.3	25.6	26.4	154th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.2%	5.9%	15.1%	2620th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.8%	n/a	n/a	497th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.9%	43.5%	46.9%	2068th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.4%	n/a	n/a	2861st 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 Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	31.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.9	56.1	61.4

Age in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	40.8	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	9,122	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.7%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.9%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,415	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.7%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.1%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	11,163	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.3%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$922	$1,215	n/a

Education in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.6%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.7%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.1%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.6%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Marion County, Mississippi

Statistic	Marion County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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