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Congressional District 3, MS

734,735 Population
11,722.4 square miles 62.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 39.3 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,450 ±$1,024 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $32,749 ±$563
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,380 ±$3,290 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $59,127 ±$1,560
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.2% ±1.6% (108,693  ±11,184) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 17.8% 507,719 (±0.8% / ±23,283)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.2 minutes ±0.9 (8,510,500  ±366,848) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 26.4 32,189,310 (±0.3 / ±550,407)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

289,330 ±4,635 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,176,690 ±8,112
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (714,468  ±6,120) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 2.4 2,855,600
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.9% (7,753  ±1,548) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 41,094 (±0.6% / ±3,992)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

332,609 ±2,739 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,359,223 ±158
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$185,400 ±$8,347 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Mississippi: $186,500 ±$3,787
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.8% ±1% (71,284  ±7,391.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 10.7% 310,194 (±0.6% / ±16,408.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.4% ±2.2% (442,148  ±11,591.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 88% 1,745,605 (±1.1% / ±22,402.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.7% ±1.3% (151,675  ±6,561.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 27% 535,919 (±0.6% / ±12,398.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

4.6% ±0.6% (32,014  ±3,965.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 4.3% 118,835 (±0.1% / ±2,765.4)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.7% ±0.4% (20,149  ±2,754) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 2.7% 79,645
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.5% (29,819  ±2,702) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.3% 141,422 (±0.3% / ±6,255)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
29,819 Total veterans ±2,702 26,633 Male ±2,392 3,186 Female ±905

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