Mississippi 3rd Congressional District Demographics

MS3 is 35th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

MS3 is 44th out of 436 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

MS3 is 1st in Mississippi out of 2 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

MS3 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Income per capita

MS3 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Income per household

MS3 is 1st in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

MS3 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

MS3 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

MS3 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Home median value

MS3 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

MS3 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Housing units

MS3 is 2nd in Mississippi out of 4 other congressional districts in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	752,313	2nd	2,984,926	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	4th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.6%	3rd	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.8%	2nd	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.8%	2nd	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.4%	1st	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	61.2%	3rd	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	35.7%	2nd	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	1st	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	2nd	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	0.7%	3rd	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3rd	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	3rd	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	51.3%	3rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.8%	2nd	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	325,034	2nd	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.0%	3rd	13.4%	25.9%
Households	277,303	3rd	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.6%	2nd	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$107,400	2nd	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	3rd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	3rd Congressional District	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$22,354	1st	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$40,403	1st	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.1%	3rd	21.6%	14.3%