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District 5, Harrison County, MS

47,139 Population
133.5 square miles 353.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Harrison County: 38.1 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$34,419 ±$1,811 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harrison County: $31,586 ±$692
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$61,008 ±$4,482 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harrison County: $57,233 ±$2,075
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

14.2% ±2.1% (6,619  ±1,005) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harrison County: 17.4% 35,642 (±1.3% / ±2,547)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

22.4 minutes ±2.3 (435,240  ±51,164) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Harrison County: 23.3 2,017,335 (±0.8 / ±83,930)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

19,297 ±730 Number of households
  • Harrison County: 81,214 ±795
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.4 ±0 (46,810  ±1,866) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Harrison County: 2.5 205,107 (±0 / ±162)
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

8.4% ±3% (869  ±310) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Harrison County: 5.5% † 2,726 (±0.8% / ±417)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

22,432 ±652 Number of housing units
  • Harrison County: 93,505 ±82
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$226,800 ±$9,507 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harrison County: $199,300 ±$4,827
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

16.5% ±2.2% (7,681  ±1,060.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Harrison County: 16% 33,172 (±1% / ±2,134.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

89.9% ±2.8% (29,189  ±1,408.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Harrison County: 89.2% 125,762 (±2.1% / ±2,917.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
30.6% ±2.4% (9,937  ±851.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harrison County: 25.5% 35,927 (±1.1% / ±1,544.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

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

4.9% ±1% (2,325  ±459) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harrison County: 4.4% 9,250
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

14.4% ±1.4% (5,105  ±529) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harrison County: 13.4% 20,629 (±0.8% / ±1,243)
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
5,105 Total veterans ±529 4,548 Male ±512 557 Female ±144

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