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Chickasaw County, MS

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

AI Overview

Chickasaw County, MS is a small rural county of roughly 17,000 residents with a low-cost operating environment — median home values sit at $100,400 and median gross rent at $702/month. The workforce of approximately 9,000 labor-force participants skews toward lower educational attainment, with only 12.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the 4.0% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $34,809 reflect modest but stable conditions. A 24.1% poverty rate and -1.6% population decline over five years signal ongoing demographic pressure, while a 70.3% homeownership rate and 21.8-minute mean commute point to a settled, locally rooted population.

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

Population

16,994

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,586

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,366 (49.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,100 (47.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races226 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone126 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone61 (0.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race29 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish505
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island61
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)54
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)20
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

560

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,360

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,589
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,470
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)863
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities787
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services417

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,052
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,483
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,309
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,154
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations624

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.54×)1,711
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.37×)256
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.91×)756
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)874
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$702/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999536 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999452 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999435 (9.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999406 (8.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999325 (6.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999318 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,272 (82.3%)
  • Carpooled453 (7.1%)
  • Walked272 (4.2%)
  • Worked At Home271 (4.2%)
  • Other141 (2.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.