Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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

Wilkinson 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	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,162	2,946,779	334,922,499	2640th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$35,311	$56,447	$80,734	3120th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	38.6	38.9	1835th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.8%	25.1%	35.7%	3204th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,000	$169,800	$332,700	3090th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$686	$954	$1,413	2805th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	27.4%	18.9%	12.5%	178th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	13.4%	5.8%	5.2%	44th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.0	62.8	n/a	2577th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.1%	2.4%	14.1%	3199th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.0	n/a	n/a	2938th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	70.0%	65.2%	891st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.3	25.6	26.4	40th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	5.9%	15.1%	2421st of 3,222
Uninsured	15.9%	n/a	n/a	599th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	25.0%	43.5%	46.9%	3209th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.8%	n/a	n/a	2928th 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 Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	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)	1.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.9	56.1	61.4

Age in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	40.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,185	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.2%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	30.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	44.2%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	47.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$20,764	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.8%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.2%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	27.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	60.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.5%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	4,608	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.2%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.6%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$895	$1,215	n/a

Education in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.7%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.0%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	39.2%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.3%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.5%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Statistic	Wilkinson County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.2%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	3.1%	16.7%

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