Census Reporter

Mississippi

2,986,530 Population
46,924.4 square miles 63.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$24,160 ±$450 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$44,717 ±$793 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

19.7% ±0.7% (567,645  ±18,752) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

25 minutes ±0.4 (29,622,810  ±588,814) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

1,108,630 ±9,460 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0 (2,888,470  ±0) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5% ±0.5% (35,639  ±3,535) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

1,332,631 ±272 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$123,300 ±$2,586 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

12.6% ±0.6% (373,370  ±18,024.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

85.4% ±1.1% (1,688,688  ±22,186.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
23.2% ±0.6% (458,694  ±12,045.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

3.9% ±0.1% (108,732  ±2,902.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

2.4% ±0.2% (70,860  ±4,658) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.2% ±0.3% (162,926  ±6,909) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
162,926 Total veterans ±6,909 145,788 Male ±5,874 17,138 Female ±2,408

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