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District 2, DeSoto County, MS

36,583 Population
34.2 square miles 1,069.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in DeSoto County: 37 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$41,171 ±$2,554 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in DeSoto County: $36,569 ±$935
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$98,703 ±$6,998 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in DeSoto County: $82,980 ±$2,193
  • nearly double the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

6.1% ±3.1% (2,230  ±1,155) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in DeSoto County: 10% 18,650 (±1% / ±1,789)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

24.9 minutes ±0.9 (426,925  ±36,182) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in DeSoto County: 26.3 2,273,185 (±0.6 / ±69,388)
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

13,695 ±760 Number of households
  • DeSoto County: 69,327 ±571
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.7 ±0.1 (36,583  ±2,198) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in DeSoto County: 2.7 187,694 (±0 / ±38)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

8.3% ±3.1% (719  ±272) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in DeSoto County: 6% † 2,865 (±0.9% / ±434)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

14,481 ±788 Number of housing units
  • DeSoto County: 74,066 ±62
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$265,500 ±$10,486 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in DeSoto County: $248,700 ±$5,817
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

9% ±2.9% (3,258  ±1,076) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in DeSoto County: 10.7% † 19,964 (±1.1% / ±2,090.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

95% ±2.7% (24,188  ±1,560.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in DeSoto County: 91.4% 113,909 (±2.2% / ±2,777.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
32.3% ±3% (8,215  ±906.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in DeSoto County: 28.3% 35,276 (±1.2% / ±1,550.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

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

4.6% ±1.5% (1,675  ±546) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in DeSoto County: 4.2% 7,832
  • nearly double the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

9.2% ±1.9% (2,561  ±550) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in DeSoto County: 7.4% 10,341 (±0.7% / ±954)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
2,561 Total veterans ±550 2,147 Male ±417 414 Female ±237

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