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Grenada County, MS

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

AI Overview

Grenada County, MS is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 21,342 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.6% and median worker earnings of $33,368, reflecting a modestly sized and moderately paid workforce where 84.5% hold at least a high school diploma and 23.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $123,400 and median gross rent of $823 per month, and a homeownership rate of 66.6%. The county's poverty rate stands at 22.3%, unemployment at 4.4%, and population growth was nearly flat over five years at +0.3%, pointing to a stable but slow-growth economy with a GDP per capita of $41,373 against a median household income of $48,804.

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

Population

21,342

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,804

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,678 (50.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,489 (44.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race510 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races344 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone169 (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone19 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)272
  2. 2.Other Indo-European143
  3. 3.Spanish98
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic12
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,015

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,373

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$27,886

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,216
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,773
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,144
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)896
  5. 5.Construction (Group)654

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,805
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,041
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,852
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,409
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations980

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.27×)967
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.72×)1,542
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)1,269
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)776
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.22×)176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$823/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999731 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999639 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999619 (11.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999367 (6.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999360 (6.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999352 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,368

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,783 (87.1%)
  • Carpooled673 (7.5%)
  • Worked At Home315 (3.5%)
  • Other111 (1.2%)
  • Walked54 (0.6%)
  • 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.