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Stone County, MS

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

AI Overview

Stone County is a small, rural Mississippi county of 18,515 residents with a modest 0.8% population gain over five years and a low cost of occupancy—median home values sit at $163,300 and gross rent at $839 per month, with an 80.7% homeownership rate. The labor force is limited, with only 51.9% participation and an 8.2% unemployment rate; just 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, though 88.0% have a high school diploma, and median worker earnings stand at $33,990. GDP per capita of $22,799 trails median household income of $61,413, and a poverty rate of 17.9% points to income concentration among working households rather than broad economic depth.

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

Population

18,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,413

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,342 (75.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,271 (17.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races691 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone254 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race219 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone91 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish135
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)34
  4. 4.Other Indo-European25
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,799

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,173

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,346
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,079
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)922
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services856
  5. 5.Construction (Group)747

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,230
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,370
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,369
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,219
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations893

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.69×)829
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.52×)1,175
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.36×)456
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.26×)143
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.25×)779

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$839/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999631 (11.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999469 (8.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999457 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999421 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999292 (5.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999283 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,990

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,958 (85.9%)
  • Carpooled417 (6.0%)
  • Walked252 (3.6%)
  • Worked At Home227 (3.3%)
  • Other53 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit13 (0.2%)

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.