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Congressional District 2, MS

701,580 Population
17,995.9 square miles 39 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 39.3 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,311 ±$959 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $30,807 ±$569
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$44,887 ±$1,696 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $54,203 ±$1,260
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

25% ±1.5% (167,370  ±9,960) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 18% 512,184 (±0.8% / ±21,949)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.2 minutes ±0.9 (6,217,835  ±307,960) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 25.3 29,987,144 (±0.4 / ±587,559)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

283,640 ±4,937 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,166,617 ±7,610
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (668,970  ±5,644) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 2.4 2,845,770
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±1.1% (8,281  ±1,698) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.6% † 38,972 (±0.6% / ±4,001)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

342,003 ±2,539 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,350,552 ±165
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$119,000 ±$4,320 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$2,842
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10% ±1% (69,766  ±6,967.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 10.5% 305,979 (±0.5% / ±14,727.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

84.5% ±2% (399,072  ±10,538.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 87.8% 1,737,718 (±1.1% / ±21,525.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
21.3% ±1% (100,570  ±5,038.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 25.5% 505,672 (±0.6% / ±11,494.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

3% ±0.4% (20,584  ±2,429.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 4.2% 116,535 (±0.1% / ±3,486.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

1.6% ±0.2% (11,215  ±1,572) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 2.6% 75,165
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.7% ±0.6% (30,842  ±3,121) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 156,102 (±0.3% / ±6,129)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
30,842 Total veterans ±3,121 26,947 Male ±2,821 3,895 Female ±1,291

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