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Amite County School District, MS

12,611 Population
730.1 square miles 17.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Amite County: 48.8 ±0.8
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$24,941 ±$2,701 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Amite County: $24,941 † ±$2,701
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$35,385 ±$4,979 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Amite County: $35,385 † ±$4,979
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

27% ±4.5% (3,379  ±565) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 27% † 3,379 (±4.5% / ±565)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

36.7 minutes ±5.1 (130,215  ±24,859) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Amite County: 36.7 † 130,215 (±5.1 / ±24,859)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

5,862 ±295 Number of households
  • Amite County: 5,862 ±295
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.1 ±0.1 (12,496  ±19) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Amite County: 2.1 12,496 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

5.7% ±3.3% (128  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 5.7% † 128 (±3.3% / ±74)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

7,289 ±19 Number of housing units
  • Amite County: 7,289 ±19
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$89,800 ±$16,102 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Amite County: $89,800 † ±$16,102
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

9% ±3.4% (1,124  ±426.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 9% † 1,124 (±3.4% / ±426.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

87.1% ±6.6% (7,903  ±633.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 87.1% 7,903 (±6.6% / ±633.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
8% ±1.9% (725  ±177.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 8% † 725 (±1.9% / ±177.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.4% (49  ±50) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 0.4% 49
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

4.7% ±1.4% (474  ±139) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Amite County: 4.7% † 474 (±1.4% / ±139)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
474 Total veterans ±139 463 Male ±140 11 Female ±17

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