Pike County, Mississippi

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

Pike County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,602	2,946,779	334,922,499	1217th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,814	$56,447	$80,734	2995th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	38.6	38.9	2603rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.3%	25.1%	35.7%	2773rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$110,800	$169,800	$332,700	2838th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$919	$954	$1,413	1334th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.1%	18.9%	12.5%	180th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	5.8%	5.2%	806th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	96.8	62.8	n/a	1003rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	2.4%	14.1%	2999th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.3	n/a	n/a	2919th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	70.0%	65.2%	2589th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.2	25.6	26.4	947th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.5%	5.9%	15.1%	3000th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	760th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.4%	43.5%	46.9%	3079th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.9%	n/a	n/a	2536th 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 Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	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	54.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	37.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	15,007	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.5%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.4%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	38.4%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,223	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.9%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.1%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.1%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	19,200	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.4%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.8%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$975	$1,215	n/a

Education in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	15.9%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.3%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.4%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.4%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.4%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.9%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Pike County, Mississippi

Statistic	Pike County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.1%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	3.1%	16.7%

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