Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

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Oktibbeha County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (137th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	51,771	2,946,779	334,922,499	990th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,695	$56,447	$80,734	2910th of 3,221
Median Age	25.5	38.6	38.9	3212th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	47.0%	25.1%	35.7%	137th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$237,700	$169,800	$332,700	1011th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$915	$954	$1,413	1349th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.5%	18.9%	12.5%	214th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	5.8%	5.2%	805th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	113.0	62.8	n/a	903rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.9%	2.4%	14.1%	995th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.5	n/a	n/a	1641st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	48.0%	70.0%	65.2%	3183rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.7	25.6	26.4	2411th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	5.9%	15.1%	1984th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.1%	n/a	n/a	851st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.7%	43.5%	46.9%	3069th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.7%	n/a	n/a	2080th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.3	56.1	61.4

Age in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	25.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	31.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	15.9%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	21,840	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	50.8%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.3%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	51.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,700	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.9%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.7%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.8%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	25,618	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	48.4%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.5%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.7%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	52.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	38.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,691	$1,215	n/a

Education in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.4%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.8%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.4%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	22.6%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.0%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Statistic	Oktibbeha County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.7%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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