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District 5, Alcorn County, MS

6,702 Population
101.9 square miles 65.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Alcorn County: 40 ±1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,893 ±$3,525 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Alcorn County: $28,486 ±$1,316
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$38,819 ±$8,510 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Alcorn County: $51,260 ±$4,689
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.5% ±6.4% (1,261  ±447) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alcorn County: 15.8% † 5,304 (±2.4% / ±790)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.3 minutes ±3.8 (63,275  ±17,134) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Alcorn County: 22.3 313,335 (±1.4 / ±23,912)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,049 ±372 Number of households
  • Alcorn County: 14,456 ±323
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (6,447  ±848) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alcorn County: 2.3 33,602 (±0.1 / ±45)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±3.4% (47  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Alcorn County: 8.5% † 634 (±2.6% / ±191)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,610 ±357 Number of housing units
  • Alcorn County: 16,283 ±44
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$126,000 ±$32,316 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alcorn County: $142,100 † ±$16,439
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17% ±5.8% (1,131  ±409.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alcorn County: 12% † 4,048 (±2.3% / ±772.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.7% ±5.3% (3,817  ±507.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Alcorn County: 85% 20,342 (±4.1% / ±993.1)
  • a little less than 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)
18.7% ±5.2% (865  ±260.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Alcorn County: 18.6% † 4,441 (±2.1% / ±506.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about half 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

3.6% ±2.8% (238  ±190) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alcorn County: 2.9% 992
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±3.6% (376  ±195) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alcorn County: 5% † 1,319 (±1.1% / ±294)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
376 Total veterans ±195 336 Male ±169 40 Female ±59

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