Grenada County, MS Demographic Data
Grenada County, MS Summary
Grenada County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 21,734
- Area: 449.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 422.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 27.30 sq. miles
- Population Density: 48.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 200.13 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grenada County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,237
52%
50.8
Male
10,281
48%
49.2
Total Population
21,518
323,128,000
Grenada County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,356
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,341
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,535
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,509
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,292
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,406
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,916
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,742
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,750
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,115
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,062
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,103
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
391
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,394
76.2%
77.2
Female
8,810
53.7%
51.3
Male
7,584
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,401
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,078
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,556
16.5%
15.2
Female
2,045
57.5%
55.8
Male
1,511
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Grenada County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,404
99.5%
96.8
White
11,918
55.4%
72.6
Black or African American
9,417
43.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
54
0.3%
0.8
Asian
8
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
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
7
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
114
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
26
0.1%
17.8
Mexican
16
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,492
99.9%
82.2
Grenada County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,279
8.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,010
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,231
29.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,401
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,126
7.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,579
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
859
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,289
22.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,196
77.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,438
16.8%
31.2
Grenada County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,835
33.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,974
40.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,145
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
693
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,639
9.5
5.8%
Grenada County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,103
99.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
59
0.3%
21.6%
Spanish
35
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Grenada County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
857
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
792
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,213
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,132
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
798
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,075
14.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
707
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
643
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
151
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
140
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
33,026
57,617
Per capita income
20,562
31,128
Grenada County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
210
2.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
390
4.7%
9.8
Construction
602
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,892
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
351
4.2%
6.6
Information
7
0.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,397
28.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
325
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
320
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
455
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
890
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
409
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
99
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
841
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,361
28.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,834
22.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,089
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,222
14.6%
18.1%
Grenada County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,159
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,065
86.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
672
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
159
1.9%
5.1
Walked
92
1.1%
2.7
Other means
127
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
44
0.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.3
26.6
Grenada County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
548
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,685
35.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,684
35.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,591
21.2%
21.0
Grenada County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,508
73.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,324
70.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,184
29.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,678
26.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
41
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Grenada County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,186
1 room
73
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
227
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
701
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,482
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,545
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,033
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,118
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,026
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
981
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Grenada County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,186
1-unit, detached
7,202
70.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
98
1.0%
5.9
2-units
347
3.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
315
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
305
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
197
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
107
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,602
15.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
13
0.1%
0.1
Grenada County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
553
5.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
556
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
848
8.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,121
11.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,269
22.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,343
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,999
19.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,255
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
215
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
27
0.3%
1.4%
Grenada County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,845
37.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,505
20.0%
4.7
Electricity
2,977
39.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
164
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.2%
1.1
Grenada County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,086
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
51
1.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
52
1.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
56
1.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
140
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
418
13.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
812
26.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,557
50.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,154
37.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
507
16.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
223
7.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
180
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,007
32.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Grenada County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,875
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
59
3.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
522
27.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,294
69.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
309
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
371
21.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
186
10.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
276
15.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
151
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
300
17.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
482
27.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
418
0.0%
0.0%
Grenada County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,324
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,078
20.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,848
34.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
832
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
664
12.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
564
10.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
253
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
73
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
94,900
205,000
