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Hinds County, MS

214,870 Population
869.8 square miles 247 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 39.3 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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23%White70%Black0%Native1%Asian0%Islander0%Other3%Two+2%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$28,492 ±$1,268 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $30,807 ±$569
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$50,904 ±$1,908 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $54,203 ±$1,260
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.4% ±2.4% (42,111  ±4,955) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 18% 512,184 (±0.8% / ±21,949)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty30%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty17%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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22.2 minutes ±1.5 (1,963,380  ±163,902) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.3 29,987,144 (±0.4 / ±587,559)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

88,687 ±2,246 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,166,617 ±7,610
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (206,052  ±61) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 2.4 2,845,770
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples40%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married37%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale45%Female44%
Now marriedMale41%Female33%
DivorcedMale10%†Female13%†
WidowedMale4%†Female10%†
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4.6% ±1.8% (2,449  ±932) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.6% † 38,972 (±0.6% / ±4,001)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-195%†20-247%†25-297%†30-355%†35-396%†40-443%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

106,439 ±33 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,350,552 ±165
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied83%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied59%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit72%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$164,200 ±$9,288 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$2,842
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±2.1% (23,931  ±4,461.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 10.5% 305,979 (±0.5% / ±14,727.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.6% ±4.3% (124,567  ±6,098.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 87.8% 1,737,718 (±1.1% / ±21,525.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
30.8% ±2.4% (43,783  ±3,348.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 25.5% 505,672 (±0.6% / ±11,494.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

12%†No degree26%High school31%Some college19%Bachelor's12%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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1.7% (3,617  ±619) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 2.6% 75,165
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

10%†Europe36%†Asia10%†Africa0%Oceania44%†Latin America0%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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5.7% ±1% (9,342  ±1,718) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 156,102 (±0.3% / ±6,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

139†WWII393†Korea3,498†Vietnam2,230†Gulf (1990s)1,884†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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9,342 Total veterans ±1,718 7,207 Male ±1,356 2,135 Female ±953

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Hinds County, MS <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US28049-hinds-county-ms/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Hinds County, MS <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US28049-hinds-county-ms/>