Walthall County, Mississippi

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Walthall County, Mississippi is among the highest in the country for average commute time (69th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,839	2,946,779	334,922,499	2235th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,905	$56,447	$80,734	2833rd of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	38.6	38.9	1685th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.9%	25.1%	35.7%	3036th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$126,600	$169,800	$332,700	2554th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$790	$954	$1,413	2178th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.8%	18.9%	12.5%	673rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	5.8%	5.2%	525th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	34.3	62.8	n/a	1889th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2194th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2695th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.3%	70.0%	65.2%	580th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.5	25.6	26.4	69th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	5.9%	15.1%	2459th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.0%	n/a	n/a	373rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	43.5%	46.9%	1762nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.2%	n/a	n/a	2908th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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	54.4	56.1	61.4

Age in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	41.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	5,290	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.9%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	29.0%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,325	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	6,917	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.5%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.5%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$913	$1,215	n/a

Education in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	19.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.3%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.4%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.1%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.2%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.0%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Walthall County, Mississippi

Statistic	Walthall County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.1%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	3.1%	16.7%

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