Yazoo County, Mississippi

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Yazoo County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (130th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,835	2,946,779	334,922,499	1669th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,295	$56,447	$80,734	3084th of 3,221
Median Age	38.6	38.6	38.9	2462nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.3%	25.1%	35.7%	2774th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$153,800	$169,800	$332,700	2179th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$790	$954	$1,413	2179th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	30.8%	18.9%	12.5%	130th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.7%	5.8%	5.2%	150th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.9	62.8	n/a	2095th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	2.4%	14.1%	1285th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2732nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.3%	70.0%	65.2%	3105th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.8	25.6	26.4	1231st of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	5.9%	15.1%	2794th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.7%	n/a	n/a	773rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.4%	43.5%	46.9%	3046th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.4%	n/a	n/a	2755th 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 Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	35.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	38.6	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	8,767	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.9%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	43.0%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,862	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.2%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	30.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	52.3%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	10,485	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.0%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.5%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.8%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,197	$1,215	n/a

Education in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	23.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.8%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.4%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.1%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	18.2%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Statistic	Yazoo County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.3%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	3.1%	16.7%

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