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Attala County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Attala County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Attala County is a small rural Mississippi county with a population of 17,685, shaped by a labor force participation rate of just 57.0% and an unemployment rate of 6.0%, reflecting a constrained workforce with limited post-secondary credentials—only 15.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Costs remain low, with a median home value of $107,600 and median gross rent of $774/month, though a 20.7% poverty rate and median worker earnings of $30,436 indicate modest wage levels throughout the local economy. The county's population has contracted 4.8% over the past five years, and a mean commute of 34.2 minutes suggests workers frequently travel outside the county for employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,639

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.8% since 2018

Attala County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,106 (52.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,741 (44.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races267 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone243 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race120 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone44 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish159
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
  3. 3.Other Indo-European15
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic6
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

832

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,250

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$28,061

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,998
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,522
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)707
  4. 4.Construction (Group)563
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities503

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,278
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,791
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,538
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,147
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations820

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.13×)1,559
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.36×)159
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)2,013
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)387
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)556

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$107,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$774/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999608 (12.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999476 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999391 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999390 (7.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999337 (6.8%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999319 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,436

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,048 (80.3%)
  • Carpooled1,057 (14.0%)
  • Worked At Home272 (3.6%)
  • Walked152 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.