Smith County, Mississippi

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

Smith County, Mississippi is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (45th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,132	2,946,779	334,922,499	2213th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,916	$56,447	$80,734	2002nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	38.6	38.9	1064th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.6%	25.1%	35.7%	2728th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$112,600	$169,800	$332,700	2808th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$664	$954	$1,413	2890th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	18.9%	12.5%	928th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.8%	5.2%	1660th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.2	62.8	n/a	2233rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	2.4%	14.1%	2499th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2252nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.4%	70.0%	65.2%	45th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.7	25.6	26.4	423rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.8%	5.9%	15.1%	2954th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.4%	n/a	n/a	546th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.1%	43.5%	46.9%	2029th of 3,222
Broadband Access	54.5%	n/a	n/a	3125th 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 Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.0%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.0	56.1	61.4

Age in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	43.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	5,592	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.4%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.4%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,605	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.5%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	6,714	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.9%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.7%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.6%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$469	$1,215	n/a

Education in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	14.8%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.8%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.5%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.3%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Smith County, Mississippi

Statistic	Smith County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.1%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	3.1%	16.7%

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