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Warren County, MS

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

AI Overview

Warren County, MS has a population of 43,623 and has contracted by 7.3% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of just 57.4% and unemployment at 5.5%. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—26.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings stand at $37,378, set against a poverty rate of 20.3%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $144,400 and median gross rent of $889/month, and a homeownership rate of 71.2% reflects relatively accessible ownership conditions.

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

Population

43,623

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,401

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone20,966 (48.7%)
  • White Alone20,018 (46.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races939 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race572 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone261 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone196 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish921
  2. 2.Other Indo-European224
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)174
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island82
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic80

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,427

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,881

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,217

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,245
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,211
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,170
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,012
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,035
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,965
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,378
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,822
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.47×)1,891
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.31×)2,137
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)1,126
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.28×)1,393
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.00×)1,857

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$144,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$889/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,479 (12.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,302 (11.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,079 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999985 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999840 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999829 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,378

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,310 (87.6%)
  • Carpooled1,309 (7.0%)
  • Worked At Home656 (3.5%)
  • Other151 (0.8%)
  • Walked103 (0.6%)
  • Taxi44 (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.