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East Central Region--Jasper, Leake, Kemper, Neshoba, Scott & Smith Counties PUMA, MS

115,775 Population
3,841 square miles 30.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.9 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

$28,799 ±$2,111 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $32,749 ±$563
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,719 ±$4,213 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $59,127 ±$1,560
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

19.9% ±3.4% (22,713  ±4,041) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 17.8% 507,719 (±0.8% / ±23,283)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.3 minutes ±1.1 (1,272,160  ±56,216) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

43,974 ±2,240 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,176,690 ±8,112
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (114,142  ±5,115) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.4 2,855,600
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±2.8% (1,194  ±697) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 41,094 (±0.6% / ±3,992)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,437 ±1,715 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,359,223 ±158
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$109,100 ±$12,685 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $186,500 ±$3,787
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.2% ±2.2% (8,211  ±2,508.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 10.7% 310,194 (±0.6% / ±16,408.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.2% ±4.9% (64,651  ±4,596.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 88% 1,745,605 (±1.1% / ±22,402.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16.2% ±2.4% (12,582  ±1,937.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 27% 535,919 (±0.6% / ±12,398.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.8% ±0.7% (8,497  ±714.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in Mississippi: 4.3% 118,835 (±0.1% / ±2,765.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.4% ±0.8% (3,881  ±938) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 2.7% 79,645
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±1.6% (4,407  ±1,381) 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)
4,407 Total veterans ±1,381 3,368 Male ±882 1,039 Female ±858

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