Washington County, Mississippi

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

Washington 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	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	42,765	2,946,779	334,922,499	1150th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,165	$56,447	$80,734	3025th of 3,221
Median Age	38.0	38.6	38.9	2582nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.4%	25.1%	35.7%	1594th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$104,000	$169,800	$332,700	2934th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$833	$954	$1,413	1873rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	26.4%	18.9%	12.5%	192nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	5.8%	5.2%	613th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	59.1	62.8	n/a	1395th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	2.4%	14.1%	2945th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.4	n/a	n/a	3024th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.2%	70.0%	65.2%	3001st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	25.6	26.4	2612th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.7%	5.9%	15.1%	2964th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	806th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	31.9%	43.5%	46.9%	3148th of 3,222
Broadband Access	57.1%	n/a	n/a	3116th 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 Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	23.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.6%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	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)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.2	56.1	61.4

Age in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	38.0	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	17,113	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.2%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.3%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.4%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	43.8%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,149	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.1%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	51.5%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.6%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	20,867	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.2%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.8%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$891	$1,215	n/a

Education in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.1%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.4%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.1%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Washington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	3.1%	16.7%

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