Wayne County, Mississippi

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Wayne County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,718	2,946,779	334,922,499	1903rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$37,619	$56,447	$80,734	3099th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	38.6	38.9	2293rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	25.1%	35.7%	2672nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$91,100	$169,800	$332,700	3078th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$784	$954	$1,413	2228th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.8%	18.9%	12.5%	335th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	5.8%	5.2%	434th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	24.3	62.8	n/a	2161st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	2.4%	14.1%	1506th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2495th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.3%	70.0%	65.2%	108th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.2	25.6	26.4	292nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	5.9%	15.1%	2916th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.8%	n/a	n/a	488th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.2%	43.5%	46.9%	2778th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.2%	n/a	n/a	2406th 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 Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.6	56.1	61.4

Age in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	39.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	7,681	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.9%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	34.3%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,879	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.7%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.7%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.2%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	9,143	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.9%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	40.5%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$578	$1,215	n/a

Education in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.8%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.0%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.0%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.7%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.6%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wayne County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.8%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.2%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	3.1%	16.7%

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