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District 2, Pontotoc County, MS

6,419 Population
113.5 square miles 56.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±6.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pontotoc County: 35.9 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,615 ±$5,698 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pontotoc County: $27,826 ±$1,728
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,125 ±$15,437 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Pontotoc County: $51,484 ±$2,949
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.6% ±8.6% (1,313  ±583) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pontotoc County: 16.7% † 5,230 (±2.6% / ±822)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.2 minutes ±2.7 (83,310  ±16,370) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pontotoc County: 26.2 348,900 (±1.6 / ±27,771)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,542 ±345 Number of households
  • Pontotoc County: 11,819 ±385
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (6,375  ±962) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pontotoc County: 2.7 31,306 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±4.6% (91  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pontotoc County: 4.5% † 326 (±1.9% / ±140)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,001 ±344 Number of housing units
  • Pontotoc County: 14,221 ±24
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$142,200 ±$34,730 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pontotoc County: $157,100 ±$11,824
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.1% ±3.8% (454  ±252.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Pontotoc County: 7% † 2,184 (±1.7% / ±542.2)
  • 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

75.5% ±1.2% (3,308  ±430.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pontotoc County: 78.5% 16,228 (±4.8% / ±1,004.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.7% ±3.9% (774  ±198.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pontotoc County: 18.5% † 3,826 (±2.3% / ±474.8)
  • about two-thirds 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

3.1% ±1.9% (196  ±125) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pontotoc County: 2.5% 783
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.9% ±0.8% (95  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pontotoc County: 4.3% † 1,007 (±1.1% / ±250)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
95 Total veterans ±41 73 Male ±39 22 Female ±30

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