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George County, MS

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

AI Overview

George County is a small, predominantly owner-occupied rural county of 24,870 residents, where 83.6% of households own their homes at a median value of $168,100 and median gross rent of just $868/month. The workforce skews toward lower-credential occupations, with only 17.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a labor force participation rate of 49.7%, and an unemployment rate of 8.5%, while median worker earnings stand at $40,968. The county posted 4.9% population growth over five years, and a per capita GDP of $19,478 against a poverty rate of 18.7% reflects a cost-accessible but economically constrained labor market.

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

Population

24,870

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,758

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

George County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,696 (86.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,811 (7.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races759 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race634 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone209 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone33 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish214
  2. 2.Vietnamese47
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)31
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,478

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,798

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,058
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,254
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,135
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)953
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services741

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,108
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,902
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,901
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,171
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,022

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.19×)297
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.77×)1,038
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.60×)314
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.53×)244
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)503

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$168,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$868/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,082 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,004 (13.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999762 (10.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999745 (9.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999513 (6.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999509 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,584 (84.6%)
  • Carpooled745 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home409 (4.6%)
  • Walked100 (1.1%)
  • Other99 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.3%)

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.