Amite County, MS Demographic Data
Amite County, MS Summary
Amite County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 13,139
- Area: 731.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 730.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.50 sq. miles
- Population Density: 17.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 371.06 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Amite County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,390
50%
50.8
Male
6,302
50%
49.2
Total Population
12,692
323,128,000
Amite County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
558
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
821
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
887
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
722
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
459
3.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,463
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,315
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,753
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
946
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,113
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,518
12.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
726
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
411
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,982
78.6%
77.2
Female
5,191
52.0%
51.3
Male
4,791
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,637
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,397
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,655
20.9%
15.2
Female
1,479
55.7%
55.8
Male
1,176
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Amite County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,665
99.8%
96.8
White
7,312
57.6%
72.6
Black or African American
5,332
42.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3
0.0%
0.8
Asian
18
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
2
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
27
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
35
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
32
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,657
99.7%
82.2
Amite County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
799
8.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,366
14.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,523
38.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,676
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
754
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
663
7.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
464
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,165
23.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,080
76.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,127
12.2%
31.2
Amite County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,075
29.5%
33.7%
Now Married
4,574
43.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,182
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
436
4.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,159
11.1
5.8%
Amite County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,943
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
191
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
128
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
61
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Amite County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
683
13.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
666
13.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
954
19.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
643
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
619
12.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
634
12.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
319
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
273
5.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
118
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
48
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
27,334
57,617
Per capita income
17,954
31,128
Amite County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
442
9.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
297
6.6%
9.8
Construction
306
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,267
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
123
2.7%
6.6
Information
43
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
601
13.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
267
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
174
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
198
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
397
8.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
266
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
142
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
798
17.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,032
22.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
886
19.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
808
17.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
999
22.1%
18.1%
Amite County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,439
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,549
80.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
602
13.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
94
2.1%
5.1
Walked
48
1.1%
2.7
Other means
38
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
108
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
38.0
26.6
Amite County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
282
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,713
34.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,800
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,162
23.4%
21.0
Amite County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,957
74.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,208
84.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
749
15.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,677
25.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Amite County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,634
1 room
4
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
25
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
228
3.4%
9.1
4 rooms
808
12.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,963
29.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,608
24.2%
17.8
7 rooms
911
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
505
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
582
8.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Amite County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,634
1-unit, detached
4,541
68.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
51
0.8%
5.9
2-units
68
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
0.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
0.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
4
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,928
29.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Amite County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
695
10.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
338
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
412
6.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,034
15.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,118
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,135
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
850
12.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
901
13.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
129
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
22
0.3%
1.4%
Amite County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
385
7.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,248
25.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,915
58.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
362
7.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
31
0.6%
1.1
Amite County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,135
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
9
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
35
3.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
57
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
108
9.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
237
20.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
651
57.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
370
32.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
88
7.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
184
16.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
446
39.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Amite County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
431
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
31
7.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
157
36.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
243
56.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
318
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
86
21.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
23
5.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
55
13.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
42
10.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
153
37.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
344
0.0%
0.0%
Amite County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,208
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,308
31.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,461
34.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
636
15.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
281
6.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
294
7.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
189
4.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,100
205,000
