Montgomery County, Mississippi

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

Montgomery County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for foreign born, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,602	2,946,779	334,922,499	2516th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,748	$56,447	$80,734	3042nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	38.6	38.9	1439th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	25.1%	35.7%	2107th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$126,800	$169,800	$332,700	2553rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$734	$954	$1,413	2562nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.2%	18.9%	12.5%	224th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	5.8%	5.2%	1436th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.6	62.8	n/a	2187th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	2.4%	14.1%	3168th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.8	n/a	n/a	2949th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.8%	70.0%	65.2%	1403rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.6	25.6	26.4	1283rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.6%	5.9%	15.1%	2767th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.5%	n/a	n/a	645th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.3%	43.5%	46.9%	2997th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.9%	n/a	n/a	2880th 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 Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	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)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	42.2	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	4,137	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.1%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,744	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.8%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.2%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.8%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.1%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	5,454	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.9%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.6%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.1%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	45.6%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,269	$1,215	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	16.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.0%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.6%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.1%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.0%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Mississippi

Statistic	Montgomery County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.2%	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	99.4%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	3.1%	16.7%

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