Mississippi County, Missouri

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Mississippi County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,902	6,191,814	334,922,499	2359th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,160	$70,702	$80,734	2866th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	39.0	38.9	1780th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.7%	32.4%	35.7%	2859th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,000	$230,300	$332,700	2866th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$762	$1,033	$1,413	2397th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.0%	12.6%	12.5%	653rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.0%	5.2%	2682nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	28.9	90.1	n/a	2038th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.5%	14.1%	3101st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.7	n/a	n/a	2744th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.9%	68.1%	65.2%	2861st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	23.5	26.4	2358th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.9%	13.0%	15.1%	2695th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	805th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.6%	46.5%	46.9%	2823rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.1%	n/a	n/a	1839th 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 Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.7%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.0%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.7	40.1	61.4

Age in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	41.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	4,482	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.9%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.5%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	34.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,081	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.3%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.3%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	5,272	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.1%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.0%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.1%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$880	$1,948	n/a

Education in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	16.4%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.9%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.0%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.0%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.3%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.8%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.4%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Mississippi County, Missouri

Statistic	Mississippi County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.4%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.9%	5.8%	16.7%

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