Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 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	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,764	2,946,779	334,922,499	2371st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,466	$56,447	$80,734	3101st of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	38.6	38.9	2204th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.7%	25.1%	35.7%	3124th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$82,300	$169,800	$332,700	3154th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$732	$954	$1,413	2577th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.6%	18.9%	12.5%	251st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.2%	5.8%	5.2%	120th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.2	62.8	n/a	2383rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	2.4%	14.1%	2575th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.4	n/a	n/a	2788th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.5%	70.0%	65.2%	2777th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.8	25.6	26.4	691st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.4%	5.9%	15.1%	2287th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	754th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	33.8%	43.5%	46.9%	3118th of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.1%	n/a	n/a	3042nd 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 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	36.6%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.6	56.1	61.4

Age in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	39.7	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	4,306	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.4%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	28.6%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.0%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	42.8%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,562	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.3%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.6%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.9%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	5,505	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.9%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.8%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$503	$1,215	n/a

Education in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.9%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.1%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.3%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.7%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.7%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.5%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.2%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.1%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	3.1%	16.7%

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