Pemiscot County, Missouri

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Pemiscot County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,958	6,191,814	334,922,499	2165th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,089	$70,702	$80,734	3069th of 3,221
Median Age	38.1	39.0	38.9	2564th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.6%	32.4%	35.7%	3063rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,000	$230,300	$332,700	3033rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$695	$1,033	$1,413	2757th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	29.6%	12.6%	12.5%	143rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.7%	4.0%	5.2%	151st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.4	90.1	n/a	1995th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	4.5%	14.1%	2582nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.4	n/a	n/a	3026th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.6%	68.1%	65.2%	3094th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.6	23.5	26.4	2429th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.3%	13.0%	15.1%	2850th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.9%	n/a	n/a	881st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.3%	46.5%	46.9%	3051st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.6%	n/a	n/a	2101st 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 Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.9%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.1	40.1	61.4

Age in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	38.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	26.1%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	6,333	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.3%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.0%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,378	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.8%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	29.6%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.5%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.7%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	7,501	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.8%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.6%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.4%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$925	$1,948	n/a

Education in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	15.2%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.2%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.0%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.1%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.7%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.9%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.2%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.5%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Pemiscot County, Missouri

Statistic	Pemiscot County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.3%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	5.8%	16.7%

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