Smith County, MS Demographic Data
Smith County, MS Summary
Smith County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 16,425
- Area: 637.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 636.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 25.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 402.56 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Smith County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,404
52%
50.8
Male
7,733
48%
49.2
Total Population
16,137
323,128,000
Smith County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
984
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
963
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,267
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,186
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
973
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,622
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,898
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,242
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,067
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,155
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,633
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
848
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
299
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,225
75.8%
77.2
Female
6,416
52.5%
51.3
Male
5,809
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,488
71.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,441
21.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,780
17.2%
15.2
Female
1,567
56.4%
55.8
Male
1,213
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Smith County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,100
99.8%
96.8
White
12,078
74.8%
72.6
Black or African American
4,005
24.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
15
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
11
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
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
2
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
37
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
43
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
32
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,094
99.7%
82.2
Smith County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
749
7.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,261
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,627
43.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,183
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
658
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
756
7.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
530
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,010
18.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,754
81.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,286
11.9%
31.2
Smith County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,309
25.6%
33.7%
Now Married
6,892
53.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,242
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
287
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,193
9.2
5.8%
Smith County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,077
99.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
76
0.5%
21.6%
Spanish
72
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Smith County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
542
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
488
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,315
22.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
663
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
667
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
898
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
471
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
548
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
159
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
144
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
33,696
57,617
Per capita income
22,129
31,128
Smith County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
440
6.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
311
4.8%
9.8
Construction
549
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,224
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
218
3.4%
6.6
Information
141
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,261
19.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
328
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
423
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
282
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
550
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
524
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
197
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,047
16.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,563
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,527
23.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,345
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
966
15.0%
18.1%
Smith County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,242
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,352
85.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
541
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
44
0.7%
5.1
Walked
8
0.1%
2.7
Other means
192
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
105
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.5
26.6
Smith County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
484
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,876
31.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,085
35.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,450
24.6%
21.0
Smith County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,895
81.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,545
77.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,350
22.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,357
18.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Smith County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,252
1 room
93
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
40
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
136
1.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,359
18.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,289
31.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,589
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
798
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
580
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
368
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Smith County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,252
1-unit, detached
5,099
70.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
0.5%
5.9
2-units
71
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
57
0.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
18
0.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
27
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
23
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,918
26.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.1%
0.1
Smith County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
305
4.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
256
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
557
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
615
8.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,340
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,374
18.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,481
20.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,072
14.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
252
3.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Smith County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
649
11.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,653
28.0%
4.7
Electricity
3,294
55.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
32
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
244
4.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Smith County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,314
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
21
1.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
45
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
46
3.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
180
13.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
422
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
600
45.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
690
52.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
10.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
109
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
112
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
264
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Smith County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,011
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
90
8.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
392
38.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
529
52.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
339
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
562
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
123
12.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
128
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
263
26.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
84
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
2.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
376
37.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
349
0.0%
0.0%
Smith County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,545
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,485
32.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,444
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
687
15.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
444
9.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
324
7.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
115
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
46
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,800
205,000