county

Tate County, MS

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

AI Overview

Tate County is a small rural county of 28,135 residents with a labor force participation rate of 56.4% and a relatively low educational attainment profile — 20.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $69,704, though a poverty rate of 16.8% and GDP per capita of $21,041 point to uneven economic output, and the county's population has contracted 1.3% over five years. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $173,000 and median gross rent of $897/month, and a 76.0% homeownership rate, though a mean commute time of 33.8 minutes suggests most workers travel outside the county for employment.

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

Population

28,135

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,704

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,696 (66.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,266 (29.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races849 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone420 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race68 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone19 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish705
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)17
  4. 4.Korean13
  5. 5.Other Indo-European6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,124

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,041

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$29,748

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,525
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,540
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,394
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,257
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,152

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,935
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,467
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,444
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,002
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,849

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.43×)1,711
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.64×)932
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.28×)1,064
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.24×)237
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)1,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$173,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$897/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,786 (21.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,075 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999876 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999780 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999767 (9.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999465 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,890

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,786 (87.7%)
  • Carpooled983 (8.0%)
  • Worked At Home438 (3.6%)
  • Walked68 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Similar Locations

5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.

More on FDI Connect

Compare Tate County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.

Open full dashboardCreate free account

Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.