Population: 2,946,779
Households: 1,145,431
Average household size: 2.49
Median age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $56,447
Housing units: 1,341,114

Population comparison

2020 Census2,961,279

2024 estimate2,946,779

Change−0.5%

Population: 2,946,779
Median age: 38.6 years
Male: 1,429,262
Female: 1,517,517

Median age by sex

Male median age: 37.1 years
Female median age: 39.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

90,389Under 585,056

260,8425–17250,518

144,94718–24142,761

182,81925–34187,772

178,74735–44191,737

170,92845–54182,459

178,22055–64193,745

222,37065+283,469

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5–17

Male

5–9: 90,375
10–14: 106,475
15–17: 63,992

Female

5–9: 90,422
10–14: 97,609
15–17: 62,487

18–24

Male

18–19: 44,374
20: 22,078
21: 20,425
22–24: 58,070

Female

18–19: 43,077
20: 20,594
21: 21,454
22–24: 57,636

25–34

Male

25–29: 91,367
30–34: 91,452

Female

25–29: 91,639
30–34: 96,133

35–44

Male

35–39: 88,048
40–44: 90,699

Female

35–39: 93,864
40–44: 97,873

45–54

Male

45–49: 83,941
50–54: 86,987

Female

45–49: 89,426
50–54: 93,033

55–64

Male

55–59: 84,442
60–61: 38,621
62–64: 55,157

Female

55–59: 91,526
60–61: 40,940
62–64: 61,279

65+

Male

65–66: 32,581
67–69: 43,722
70–74: 64,918
75–79: 40,879
80–84: 23,235
85+: 17,035

Female

65–66: 38,162
67–69: 51,617
70–74: 74,731
75–79: 51,287
80–84: 35,719
85+: 31,953

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 1,644,51655.8%
Black alone: 1,072,84936.4%
Two or more races: 128,7134.4%
Some other race: 55,2931.9%
Asian alone: 29,9071.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 14,1130.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1,3880.0%

Derived from published counts

Race values
Category	Value
White alone	1,644,516
Black alone	1,072,849
Two or more races	128,713
Some other race	55,293
Asian alone	29,907
American Indian / Alaska Native	14,113
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1,388

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 109,956
White, not Hispanic: 1,626,438

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 747,604
Married-couple share: 66.6%
With children: 47.7%

Household sizeShare of households

346,12430.2%

1 person

384,86833.6%

2 people

178,63115.6%

3 people

135,95511.9%

4 people

99,8538.7%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 64,140
6 People: 23,167
7 Plus People: 12,546

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households747,604

Married-couple families498,14066.6% of family households

With children: 180,41936.2%
Without children: 317,72163.8%

Other families249,46433.4% of family households

Male householder: 54,65421.9%
Female householder: 194,81078.1%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	747,604	Not applicable
Married-couple families	498,140	66.6%
With children	180,419	36.2%
Without children	317,721	63.8%
Other families	249,464	33.4%
Male householder	54,654	21.9%
Female householder	194,810	78.1%

Median household: $56,447
Median family: $73,163
Per capita: $31,549

Household incomeShare of households

265,11823.1%

Under $25k

252,44122.0%

$25–49k

189,04116.5%

$50–74k

137,38912.0%

$75–99k

165,02914.4%

$100–149k

70,5506.2%

$150–199k

65,8635.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 81,648
$10,000–$14,999: 68,720
$15,000–$19,999: 56,783
$20,000–$24,999: 57,967

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 53,608
$30,000–$34,999: 53,144
$35,000–$39,999: 48,427
$40,000–$44,999: 49,994
$45,000–$49,999: 47,268

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 82,700
$60,000–$74,999: 106,341

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 98,339
$125,000–$149,999: 66,690

Education universe: 1,972,266
High school or higher: 87.1%
Bachelor’s or higher: 25.1%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

85,5284.3%

Less than 9th grade

167,9178.5%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

589,71729.9%

High school or equivalent

417,72021.2%

Some college, no degree

215,66410.9%

Associate degree

301,19715.3%

Bachelor’s degree

194,5239.9%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 32,417
Nursery School: 510
Kindergarten: 254
First Grade: 343
Second Grade: 546
Third Grade: 2,692
Fourth Grade: 2,257
Fifth Grade: 3,810
Sixth Grade: 8,271
Seventh Grade: 9,633
Eighth Grade: 24,795

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 31,807
Tenth Grade: 45,652
Eleventh Grade: 52,412
Twelfth No Diploma: 38,046

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 468,952
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 120,765

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 130,887
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 286,833

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 138,708
Professional School Degree: 30,938
Doctorate Degree: 24,877

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	85,528
Grades 9–12, no diploma	167,917
High school or equivalent	589,717
Some college, no degree	417,720
Associate degree	215,664
Bachelor’s degree	301,197
Graduate or professional	194,523

Marital status by sexMale and Female

40,304127,818

Widowed

121,810156,738

Divorced

23,46334,855

Separated

560,037562,565

Now Married

419,872397,309

Never Married

50,24860,206

Married Spouse Absent

509,789502,359

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	40,304	127,818
Divorced	121,810	156,738
Separated	23,463	34,855
Now Married	560,037	562,565
Never Married	419,872	397,309
Married Spouse Absent	50,248	60,206
Married Spouse Present	509,789	502,359

Median home value: $169,800
Median gross rent: $954

Housing tenure

Owner: 801,78870.0%
Renter: 343,64330.0%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 1,145,43185.4%
Vacant: 195,68314.6%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 395,883
Owners without mortgage: 405,905

Vacancy reason

For rent30,943

15.8%

For sale6,761

3.5%

Rented, not occupied3,337

1.7%

Sold, not occupied3,619

1.8%

Seasonal28,153

14.4%

Migrant workers478

0.2%

Other122,392

62.5%

Structure type

Detached929,389

69.3%

Attached18,220

1.4%

2–4 units74,900

5.6%

5–19 units85,054

6.3%

20+ units38,016

2.8%

Mobile or other195,535

14.6%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 32,133
Structure 3–4 Units: 42,767

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 52,658
Structure 10–19 Units: 32,396

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 16,718
Structure 50 Plus Units: 21,298

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 193,137
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 2,398

Year builtHousing units by period

190,75214.2%

Before 1960

365,55527.3%

1960–79

390,87129.1%

1980–99

371,36927.7%

2000–19

22,5671.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 53,957
1940–1949: 41,114
1950–1959: 95,681

1960–79

1960–1969: 141,364
1970–1979: 224,191

1980–99

1980–1989: 184,268
1990–1999: 206,603

2000–19

2000–2009: 224,104
2010–2019: 147,265

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

128,952

8,889

1990s

115,674

9,429

2000s

176,481

25,254

2010s

275,576

158,044

2020–22

92,017

111,479

2023+

13,088

30,548

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

239,72929.9%

Under $100k

322,80140.3%

$100–249k

194,99824.3%

$250–499k

28,0903.5%

$500–749k

8,5991.1%

$750–999k

4,0860.5%

$1–1.49m

3,4850.4%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 22,279
10000–14999: 13,123
15000–19999: 11,222
20000–24999: 11,589
25000–29999: 7,670
30000–34999: 12,568
35000–39999: 6,601
40000–49999: 20,868
50000–59999: 24,995
60000–69999: 24,865
70000–79999: 22,068
80000–89999: 31,063
90000–99999: 30,818

$100–249k

100000–124999: 65,238
125000–149999: 42,578
150000–174999: 67,532
175000–199999: 48,981
200000–249999: 98,472

$250–499k

250000–299999: 64,612
300000–399999: 91,786
400000–499999: 38,600

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 1,117
2000000+: 2,368

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50037,886

12.5%

$500–999128,371

42.3%

$1,000–1,49999,585

32.8%

$1,500–1,99928,084

9.3%

$2,000–2,4996,611

2.2%

$2,500–2,9991,140

0.4%

$3,000+1,881

0.6%

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Under $500

Under 100: 609
100–149: 1,000
150–199: 1,507
200–249: 3,398
250–299: 6,823
300–349: 7,243
350–399: 5,633
400–449: 5,851
450–499: 5,822

$500–999

500–549: 7,652
550–599: 8,140
600–649: 10,266
650–699: 11,691
700–749: 13,894
750–799: 14,672
800–899: 30,435
900–999: 31,621

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 61,198
1250–1499: 38,387

$3,000+

3000–3499: 552
3500+: 1,329

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

26,207

46,037

1 vehicle

199,102

169,152

2 vehicles

322,417

91,553

3 vehicles

164,364

26,759

4 vehicles

62,038

7,669

5+ vehicles

27,660

2,473

Workers age 16+: 1,243,121
Average commute: 25.6 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 1,017,48681.8%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 114,6769.2%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 3,2750.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 17,7791.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 73,4355.9%Derived from published counts
Other: 16,4701.3%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 16,769
Bicycle: 1,010

Other

Other Transportation: 14,855
Motorcycle: 673
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 942

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

334,81728.6%

Under 15 min

434,33537.1%

15–29 min

231,49819.8%

30–44 min

80,2036.9%

45–59 min

88,8337.6%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 39,268
5–9: 125,880
10–14: 169,669

15–29 min

15–19: 186,021
20–24: 169,245
25–29: 79,069

30–44 min

30–34: 158,025
35–39: 36,260
40–44: 37,213

60+ min

60–89: 55,054
90+: 33,779

Population age 16+: 2,342,991
Civilian labor force: 1,332,121
Employed: 1,255,444
Unemployed: 76,677
Unemployment rate: 5.8%
Poverty universe: 2,851,006
Persons below poverty: 538,793
Gini index: 0.48
White-collar workers: 698,962
Blue-collar workers: 349,601

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

85,821

121,060

Sales Office Occupations

79,533

173,157

Management Business Science Arts

177,507

268,765

Production Transportation Material Moving

168,641

54,177

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

121,875

4,908

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	85,821	121,060
Sales Office Occupations	79,533	173,157
Management Business Science Arts	177,507	268,765
Production Transportation Material Moving	168,641	54,177
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	121,875	4,908

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 1,115,788
Workplace jobs: 1,061,104
Internal commuters: 986,706
Inbound commuters: 74,398
Outbound commuters: 129,082
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 2,565,67289.0%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 317,97711.0%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

42,85013.5%

Under 19

124,78739.2%

Age 19–34

148,08646.6%

Age 35–64

2,2540.7%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 2,874,86197.6%
Foreign born: 71,9182.4%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 29,248
Not a citizen: 42,670

Residential mobility

Same house: 2,595,964
Within same county: 153,789
From another county: 91,460
From another state: 62,646
From abroad: 11,254

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 1,319,945

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Mississippi	2,946,779	$56,447	38.6 years	70%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	90,389	85,056
5–17	260,842	250,518
18–24	144,947	142,761
25–34	182,819	187,772
35–44	178,747	191,737
45–54	170,928	182,459
55–64	178,220	193,745
65+	222,370	283,469

Category	Value
1 person	346,124
2 people	384,868
3 people	178,631
4 people	135,955
5+ people	99,853

Category	Value
Under $25k	265,118
$25–49k	252,441
$50–74k	189,041
$75–99k	137,389
$100–149k	165,029
$150–199k	70,550
$200k+	65,863

Category	Value
For rent	30,943
For sale	6,761
Rented, not occupied	3,337
Sold, not occupied	3,619
Seasonal	28,153
Migrant workers	478
Other	122,392

Category	Value
Detached	929,389
Attached	18,220
2–4 units	74,900
5–19 units	85,054
20+ units	38,016
Mobile or other	195,535

Category	Value
Before 1960	190,752
1960–79	365,555
1980–99	390,871
2000–19	371,369
2020+	22,567

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	128,952	8,889
1990s	115,674	9,429
2000s	176,481	25,254
2010s	275,576	158,044
2020–22	92,017	111,479
2023+	13,088	30,548

Category	Value
Under $100k	239,729
$100–249k	322,801
$250–499k	194,998
$500–749k	28,090
$750–999k	8,599
$1–1.49m	4,086
$1.5m+	3,485

Category	Value
Under $500	37,886
$500–999	128,371
$1,000–1,499	99,585
$1,500–1,999	28,084
$2,000–2,499	6,611
$2,500–2,999	1,140
$3,000+	1,881

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	26,207	46,037
1 vehicle	199,102	169,152
2 vehicles	322,417	91,553
3 vehicles	164,364	26,759
4 vehicles	62,038	7,669
5+ vehicles	27,660	2,473

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	1,145,431
Vacant	195,683

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	1,017,486
Carpool	114,676
Public transit	3,275
Walk or bicycle	17,779
Work from home	73,435
Other	16,470

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	2,565,672
Uninsured	317,977

Nativity values
Category	Value
Native born	2,874,861
Foreign born	71,918

Category	Value
Under 15 min	334,817
15–29 min	434,335
30–44 min	231,498
45–59 min	80,203
60+ min	88,833

Category	Value
Under 19	42,850
Age 19–34	124,787
Age 35–64	148,086
Age 65+	2,254

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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