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Pontotoc County, MS

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

AI Overview

Pontotoc County is a small north Mississippi county of 31,312 residents with a workforce characterized by lower educational attainment — 17.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and moderate wages, with median worker earnings of $38,185 and a per capita income of $27,217. Labor force participation sits at 59.4% with a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, suggesting a tight but limited pool of available workers. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $141,700 and median gross rent of $848 per month, and population has been essentially flat over the past five years.

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

Population

31,312

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,484

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,700 (75.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,639 (14.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,541 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races941 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race695 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,639
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic154
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)73
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,007

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,841

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,217

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,687
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,784
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,710
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,000
  5. 5.Construction (Group)919

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,020
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,344
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,994
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,161
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,303

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.69×)3,688
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.21×)789
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)1,656
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)836
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)3,031

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$848/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,397 (16.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999817 (9.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999780 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999658 (8.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999633 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999621 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,185

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,955 (87.4%)
  • Carpooled1,234 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home344 (2.5%)
  • Other125 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit12 (0.1%)
  • Walked6 (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.