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Itawamba County, MS

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

AI Overview

Itawamba County is a small, rural Mississippi county of roughly 24,000 residents with a manufacturing-oriented economic base, reflected in a median worker earnings figure of $39,284 and a GDP per capita of $24,720. The labor force is predominantly high-school educated—85.2% hold at least a diploma while only 14.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and participation sits at 58.8%, with a low unemployment rate of 2.9%. Housing costs are notably modest, with a median home value of $122,400 and median gross rent of $832 per month, and the county posted a 2.0% population gain over the past five years against a poverty rate of 10.8%.

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

Population

23,942

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,546

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,328 (88.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,240 (5.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races907 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone345 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone111 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race73 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish261
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic13
  3. 3.Arabic4
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,086

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,720

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,412
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,271
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,280
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,067
  5. 5.Construction (Group)905

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,186
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,582
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,321
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,393
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,319

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.80×)3,084
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.77×)312
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.24×)317
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.08×)825
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)678

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$832/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,155 (15.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999923 (12.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999753 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999637 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999632 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999629 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,284

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,107 (86.4%)
  • Carpooled717 (6.8%)
  • Worked At Home642 (6.1%)
  • Walked44 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (0.3%)
  • 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.