Yazoo County, MS Demographic Data
Yazoo County, MS Summary
Yazoo County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 28,153
- Area: 934.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 922.95 sq. miles
- Water Area: 11.32 sq. miles
- Population Density: 30.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 207.02 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Yazoo County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,422
45%
50.8
Male
15,297
55%
49.2
Total Population
27,719
323,128,000
Yazoo County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,811
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,850
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,949
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,693
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,845
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,499
16.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,969
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,520
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,894
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,227
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,878
6.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,160
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
424
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,988
75.7%
77.2
Female
9,183
43.8%
51.3
Male
11,805
56.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,081
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,201
15.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,462
12.5%
15.2
Female
2,059
59.5%
55.8
Male
1,403
40.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Yazoo County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,385
98.8%
96.8
White
10,499
37.9%
72.6
Black or African American
16,376
59.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
74
0.3%
0.8
Asian
135
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
30
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
72
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
301
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
334
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,007
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
621
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
180
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
52
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
154
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,712
96.4%
82.2
Yazoo County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,471
7.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,870
15.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,143
38.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,684
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,016
5.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,481
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
906
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,341
23.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,230
76.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,387
12.9%
31.2
Yazoo County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,959
45.0%
33.7%
Now Married
7,217
32.6%
47.5
Divorced
2,370
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
1,035
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,528
6.9
5.8%
Yazoo County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,638
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,270
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
1,059
4.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
104
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
66
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
41
0.2%
1.1%
Yazoo County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,781
20.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
852
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,495
17.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
868
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,276
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
988
11.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
770
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
504
5.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
111
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
109
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
27,560
57,617
Per capita income
16,756
31,128
Yazoo County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
422
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
539
6.6%
9.8
Construction
545
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,054
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
439
5.4%
6.6
Information
61
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,141
13.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
347
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
444
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
734
9.0%
4.6
Retail trade
729
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
466
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
267
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,016
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,115
25.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,381
16.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,818
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,858
22.7%
18.1%
Yazoo County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,049
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,873
85.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
883
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
61
0.8%
2.7
Other means
56
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
176
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.7
26.6
Yazoo County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
972
11.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,423
39.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,773
31.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,586
18.1%
21.0
Yazoo County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,754
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,277
60.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,477
39.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,309
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Yazoo County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,063
1 room
90
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
118
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
649
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,693
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
3,016
30.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,184
21.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,057
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
669
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
587
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Yazoo County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,063
1-unit, detached
6,192
61.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
83
0.8%
5.9
2-units
192
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
404
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
913
9.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
27
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,231
22.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.1%
0.1
Yazoo County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
722
7.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
399
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
911
9.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,240
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,073
20.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,596
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,711
17.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,285
12.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
115
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
11
0.1%
1.4%
Yazoo County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,244
37.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,116
24.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,056
34.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
164
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
141
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
13
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.2%
1.1
Yazoo County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,136
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
13
0.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
104
4.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
155
7.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
214
10.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
469
22.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,178
55.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
819
38.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
263
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
253
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
119
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
671
31.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Yazoo County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,503
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
93
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,009
40.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,401
56.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
974
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
583
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
298
14.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
156
7.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
201
9.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
184
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
216
10.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,078
50.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,344
0.0%
0.0%
Yazoo County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,277
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,836
34.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,724
32.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
641
12.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
534
10.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
374
7.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
139
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
19
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
72,100
205,000