Census Reporter

Holmes County School District, MS

15,696 Population
754.4 square miles 20.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Holmes County: 33.8 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 36.7 ±0.2

Economics

$12,475 ±$1,175 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Holmes County: $12,408 ±$1,041
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $21,651 ±$157
$20,485 ±$1,546 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Holmes County: $20,800 ±$1,366
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $40,528 ±$258

44.9% ±3.7% (6,781  ±584) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 45% 8,046 (±3.3% / ±598)
  • about double the rate in Mississippi: 22.3% 645,553 (±0.3% / ±8,803)

27.9 minutes ±2.3 (116,345  ±12,881) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Holmes County: 26.8 133,795 (±2.1 / ±13,734)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 24.2 28,337,230 (±0.2 / ±264,422)

Families

5,406 ±227 Number of households
  • Holmes County: 6,314 ±246
  • Mississippi: 1,098,803 ±3,985
2.8 ±0.1 (15,097  ±393) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Holmes County: 2.8 17,888 (±0.1 / ±184)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.6 2,894,844 (±0)

4.8% ±1.9% (182  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Holmes County: 4.5% † 203 (±1.7% / ±79)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.3% 38,127 (±0.2% / ±1,551)

Housing

7,280 ±128 Number of housing units
  • Holmes County: 8,418 ±68
  • Mississippi: 1,295,242 ±300

$50,800 ±$4,486 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Holmes County: $51,800 ±$3,726
  • about half the amount in Mississippi: $105,700 ±$775

5.4% ±1.4% (832  ±209.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Holmes County: 5.9% † 1,070 (±1.3% / ±244)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 13.9% 409,816 (±0.3% / ±7,830.6)

Social

73.8% ±3.6% (7,026  ±388.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 74.4% 8,316 (±3.7% / ±417.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 83% 1,617,417 (±0.4% / ±8,545.5)
11.6% ±1.7% (1,100  ±165.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 11.6% † 1,298 (±1.7% / ±184.5)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 21% 409,891 (±0.2% / ±4,276.5)

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

0.2% ±0.3% (30  ±40) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Holmes County: 0.2% † 30 (±0.2% / ±40)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 2.3% 67,330 (±0.1% / ±1,814)

3.5% ±0.8% (400  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Holmes County: 3.5% † 473 (±0.7% / ±97)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 8% 180,251 (±0.1% / ±2,990)
400 Total veterans ±90 338 Male ±77 62 Female ±38

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