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District 1, Wayne County, MS

3,107 Population
121.5 square miles 25.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±9.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 39.4 ±0.9
  • 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

$17,532 ±$4,427 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $25,879 † ±$2,647
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$27,500 ±$11,372 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wayne County: $37,619 † ±$5,069
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

36.2% ±11.7% (1,126  ±457) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 22.8% † 4,486 (±5.6% / ±1,096)
  • nearly double the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.6 minutes ±4.5 (21,215  ±8,683) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 32.2 † 236,390 (±3.8 / ±32,620)
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,086 ±294 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 7,681 ±285
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±1 (3,107  ±761) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wayne County: 2.6 19,612 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 20 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

2.3% ±3.9% (13  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wayne County: 3.6% † 160 (±2.8% / ±121)
  • about two-fifths 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

1,352 ±342 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 9,143 ±17
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$74,700 ±$12,814 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wayne County: $91,100 ±$8,311
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.8% ±3.3% (86  ±105.3) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Wayne County: 7.9% † 1,542 (±2.9% / ±559.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

72.7% ±25.7% (1,321  ±310.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 85.3% 11,076 (±6.6% / ±881.7)
  • about 80 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)
4.3% ±2.7% (78  ±53.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wayne County: 16% † 2,075 (±3.2% / ±414.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about 10 percent 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

N/A Foreign-born population

3% ±2.9% (61  ±61) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 4.6% † 676 (±1.5% / ±215)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
61 Total veterans ±61 61 Male ±61 N/A Female ±14

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