Itawamba County, MS Demographic Data
Itawamba County, MS Summary
Itawamba County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 23,356
- Area: 540.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 532.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: 43.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 434.06 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Itawamba County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,868
51%
50.8
Male
11,643
50%
49.2
Total Population
23,511
323,128,000
Itawamba County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,280
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,543
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,488
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,914
8.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,631
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,653
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,887
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,169
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,565
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,402
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,315
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,177
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
487
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,260
77.7%
77.2
Female
9,396
51.5%
51.3
Male
8,864
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,972
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,845
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,979
16.9%
15.2
Female
2,231
56.1%
55.8
Male
1,748
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Itawamba County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,289
99.1%
96.8
White
21,481
91.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,608
6.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.0%
0.8
Asian
58
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
34
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
6
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
135
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
222
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
338
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
256
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
82
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,173
98.6%
82.2
Itawamba County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,217
7.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,571
16.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,684
29.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,699
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,427
9.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,358
8.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
699
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,788
24.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,867
75.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,057
13.2%
31.2
Itawamba County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,801
25.0%
33.7%
Now Married
9,771
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
2,653
13.8%
11.0%
Separated
501
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,474
7.7
5.8%
Itawamba County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,786
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
445
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
214
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
215
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Itawamba County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
908
10.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
693
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,499
16.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,274
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,302
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,420
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
872
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
616
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
186
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
88
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,380
57,617
Per capita income
19,707
31,128
Itawamba County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
163
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
462
5.0%
9.8
Construction
700
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,939
20.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
419
4.5%
6.6
Information
95
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,699
29.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
371
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
517
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
264
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
933
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
600
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
147
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,171
12.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,351
25.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,693
28.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,763
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,331
14.3%
18.1%
Itawamba County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,003
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,590
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
992
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
22
0.2%
5.1
Walked
22
0.2%
2.7
Other means
82
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
295
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.6
26.6
Itawamba County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
319
3.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,858
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,541
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
2,140
24.2%
21.0
Itawamba County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,858
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,686
75.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,172
24.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,305
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Itawamba County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,163
1 room
77
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
122
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
546
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,487
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,541
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,647
26.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,438
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
683
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
622
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Itawamba County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,163
1-unit, detached
7,470
73.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
31
0.3%
5.9
2-units
42
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
163
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
130
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
30
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
52
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
2,245
22.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Itawamba County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
380
3.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
439
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
547
5.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,407
13.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,955
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,580
15.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,172
21.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,394
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
222
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
67
0.7%
1.4%
Itawamba County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,659
30.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,904
21.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,942
44.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
223
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
106
1.2%
1.1
Itawamba County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,742
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
4
0.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
93
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
158
5.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
269
9.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
733
26.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,485
54.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,275
46.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
387
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
209
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
189
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
672
24.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Itawamba County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,950
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
0.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
4.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
437
22.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,420
72.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
222
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
637
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
335
18.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
282
15.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
213
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
267
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
598
32.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
343
0.0%
0.0%
Itawamba County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,686
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,544
23.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,474
37.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,063
15.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
753
11.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
571
8.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
169
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
42
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
70
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,400
205,000