Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Mississippi is 1st out of 51 other states in Income below poverty line

Mississippi is 2nd out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

Mississippi is 7th out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 18

Mississippi is 8th out of 51 other states in Female residents

Mississippi is 10th out of 51 other states in People per household

Mississippi is 10th out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 5

Mississippi is 12th out of 51 other states in Home ownership rate

Mississippi is 29th out of 51 other states in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Mississippi is 31st out of 51 other states in Current population (2012)

Mississippi is 31st out of 51 other states in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	2,984,926	31st	313,914,040
Size in square miles	46,923.3	31st	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	63.2	33rd	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Residents younger than 5	6.8%	10th	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.0%	7th	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.5%	36th	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.3%	51st	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.7%	49th	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Race - White	59.9%	49th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	37.4%	2nd	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	31st	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	49th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	37th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	51st	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	47th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	57.6%	40th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Female residents	51.4%	8th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.2%	49th	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Housing units	1,281,711	32nd	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.4%	50th	25.9%
Households	1,085,062	33rd	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.6%	12th	66.1%
Home median value	$99,200	50th	$186,200
People per household	2.6	10th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	6,039	37th	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Income per capita	$20,521	51st	$27,915
Income per household	$38,718	51st	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.6%	1st	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Mississippi	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	58,592	35th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	887,772	35th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	225,977	34th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$33,751,407	34th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,552	48th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$7,045,097	29th	$613,795,732

Demographics by County - Mississippi

Demographics by City - Mississippi

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Demographics by School District - Mississippi

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