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Prentiss County, MS

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

AI Overview

Prentiss County is a small rural county of roughly 25,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.8% and a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.5%; only 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trade and manual occupations rather than professional services. Median worker earnings stand at $37,936 against a median household income of $49,724, with housing costs well below national norms—median home values at $116,500 and median gross rent at $620 per month. The county has shed about 1.4% of its population over the past five years, and a GDP per capita of $24,400 trails its per capita income figure of $28,978, reflecting modest economic output relative to resident earnings.

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

Population

24,999

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,724

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,023 (79.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,228 (12.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races990 (3.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone433 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race315 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone134 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)253
  2. 2.Vietnamese234
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)94
  4. 4.Other Indo-European59
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic57

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,101

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,400

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,978

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,764
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,327
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,324
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities991
  5. 5.Construction (Group)653

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,329
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,103
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,086
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,215
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations872

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.58×)2,768
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.83×)1,155
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.52×)377
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)1,348
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)2,388

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$620/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999791 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999757 (10.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999665 (8.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999573 (7.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999513 (6.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999476 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,936

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,912 (85.5%)
  • Carpooled1,065 (10.2%)
  • Worked At Home267 (2.6%)
  • Other148 (1.4%)
  • Walked28 (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.