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District 5, Covington County, MS

3,311 Population
90.2 square miles 36.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Covington County: 37.3 ±1.5
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,447 ±$5,881 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Covington County: $27,839 ±$2,334
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,360 ±$12,685 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Covington County: $45,051 † ±$7,205
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.1% ±6.7% (468  ±245) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Covington County: 19.8% † 3,526 (±4.4% / ±790)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.7 minutes ±3.2 (26,940  ±9,829) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Covington County: 23.8 161,095 (±1.7 / ±17,580)
  • about 80 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

1,181 ±272 Number of households
  • Covington County: 7,323 ±260
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.9 (3,311  ±761) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Covington County: 2.4 17,863 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.7% ±9% (57  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Covington County: 4.1% † 161 (±2.4% / ±95)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,210 ±284 Number of housing units
  • Covington County: 8,397 ±18
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$75,000 ±$46,154 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Covington County: $105,100 † ±$16,822
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.8% ±2.1% (59  ±69.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Covington County: 4.7% † 848 (±1.9% / ±347.4)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.5% ±6.5% (1,678  ±392.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Covington County: 83.1% 10,161 (±6.4% / ±805.2)
  • 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)
6.6% ±4.3% (140  ±97.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Covington County: 17.4% † 2,129 (±3% / ±369.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about one-fifth 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

0.7% ±0.8% (22  ±27) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Covington County: 1.1% 206
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±2.9% (65  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Covington County: 6.2% † 846 (±1.6% / ±225)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
65 Total veterans ±76 65 Male ±76 N/A Female ±14

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