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Southwest Region PUMA, MS

173,176 Population
5,271.8 square miles 32.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.7 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

$25,357 ±$2,129 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
$41,775 ±$2,977 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $54,203 ±$1,260
  • about half the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

22.7% ±3.4% (37,832  ±5,645) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 18% 512,184 (±0.8% / ±21,949)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.3 minutes ±1.4 (1,711,420  ±95,242) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

67,828 ±2,907 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,166,617 ±7,610
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (167,021  ±3,520) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 2.4 2,845,770
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

8.7% ±3.4% (3,434  ±1,356) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 5.6% † 38,972 (±0.6% / ±4,001)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

88,049 ±1,816 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,350,552 ±165
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$107,200 ±$6,401 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$2,842
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.7% ±1.8% (14,843  ±3,079.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 10.5% 305,979 (±0.5% / ±14,727.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.5% ±3.7% (102,523  ±5,069) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
16.5% ±1.8% (19,608  ±2,227) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 25.5% 505,672 (±0.6% / ±11,494.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

2.1% ±0.4% (3,489  ±685.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 4.2% 116,535 (±0.1% / ±3,486.8)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

1.7% ±0.4% (2,941  ±672) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 2.6% 75,165
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.4% ±1% (7,232  ±1,371) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 156,102 (±0.3% / ±6,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,232 Total veterans ±1,371 6,515 Male ±1,345 717 Female ±491

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