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Tallahatchie County, MS

11,764 Population
645.6 square miles 18.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,562 ±$1,936 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$37,466 ±$5,737 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.6% ±4.3% (2,748  ±484) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±3.3 (114,545  ±16,965) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,306 ±208 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (11,184  ±49) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.4% ±1.7% (59  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,505 ±25 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$82,300 ±$11,290 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.8% ±2.7% (910  ±314.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.1% ±6.2% (6,609  ±551.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.7% ±2.6% (954  ±212) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% (143  ±133) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.2% ±1.4% (581  ±133) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
581 Total veterans ±133 521 Male ±131 60 Female ±50

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