Census Reporter

Holmes County School District, MS

15,421 Population
754.4 square miles 20.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Holmes County: 34.5 ±0.8
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 36.9 ±0.2

Economics

$12,620 ±$1,079 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Holmes County: $12,394 ±$924
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $22,500 ±$172
$20,244 ±$1,596 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Holmes County: $20,330 ±$1,291
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $42,009 ±$278

46.4% ±3.5% (6,873  ±553) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 46.5% 8,167 (±3.3% / ±582)
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 21.5% 620,007 (±0.3% / ±9,384)

27.9 minutes ±1.9 (113,545  ±11,595) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Holmes County: 26.6 127,205 (±1.9 / ±12,239)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 24.4 28,842,875 (±0.2 / ±261,645)

Families

5,409 ±230 Number of households
  • Holmes County: 6,280 ±247
  • Mississippi: 1,103,514 ±4,104
2.7 ±0.1 (14,807  ±388) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Holmes County: 2.8 17,593 (±0.1 / ±182)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.6 2,892,138 (±0)

5.6% ±2.6% (207  ±98) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Holmes County: 6.1% † 269 (±2.6% / ±113)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 5.3% 37,818 (±0.2% / ±1,534)

Housing

7,357 ±137 Number of housing units
  • Holmes County: 8,508 ±67
  • Mississippi: 1,308,259 ±282

$49,600 ±$4,818 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Holmes County: $50,600 ±$3,553
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $109,300 ±$877

4.6% ±1.1% (698  ±174.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Holmes County: 5.3% † 952 (±1.2% / ±214.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 13.7% 403,892 (±0.3% / ±7,872.5)

Social

74.8% ±4.1% (7,102  ±426.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 75.3% 8,405 (±3.9% / ±444.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 83.4% 1,630,823 (±0.4% / ±8,735)
11% ±1.7% (1,045  ±160.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Holmes County: 10.7% † 1,195 (±1.6% / ±173.1)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 21.3% 417,318 (±0.2% / ±4,547.6)

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

0.2% ±0.3% (28  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Holmes County: 0.2% † 28 (±0.2% / ±38)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 2.3% 68,894 (±0.1% / ±2,153)

3.7% ±0.9% (421  ±106) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 3.7% † 498 (±0.9% / ±118)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 7.7% 172,587 (±0.1% / ±2,613)
421 Total veterans ±106 344 Male ±93 77 Female ±43

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