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District 5, Simpson County, MS

6,064 Population
194.5 square miles 31.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Simpson County: 40.6 ±1
  • 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

$31,008 ±$3,835 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Simpson County: $28,849 ±$1,801
  • about the same as the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,227 ±$5,451 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Simpson County: $56,381 ±$2,849
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.5% ±4.2% (757  ±265) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Simpson County: 20% † 5,059 (±3.7% / ±930)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.8 minutes ±2.8 (86,725  ±13,850) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Simpson County: 31.9 320,740 (±2.6 / ±31,485)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,341 ±219 Number of households
  • Simpson County: 9,543 ±338
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (6,064  ±620) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Simpson County: 2.6 25,184 (±0.1 / ±49)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±2.6% (27  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Simpson County: 5.6% † 318 (±2.7% / ±152)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,736 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Simpson County: 11,694 ±59
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$127,900 ±$33,268 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Simpson County: $122,200 ±$8,589
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.5% ±2.7% (270  ±162.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Simpson County: 6.4% † 1,623 (±1.6% / ±400.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.2% ±6.8% (3,853  ±449.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Simpson County: 83.4% 14,588 (±4.8% / ±857.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.7% ±3.5% (568  ±165.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Simpson County: 16.7% † 2,927 (±2.4% / ±422.5)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about one-third 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

0.9% ±1.3% (55  ±77) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Simpson County: 1.1% 278
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±2.1% (257  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Simpson County: 6.2% † 1,216 (±1.1% / ±225)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
257 Total veterans ±103 239 Male ±104 18 Female ±27

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