Stone County, MS Demographic Data
Stone County, MS Summary
Stone County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 17,657
- Area: 448.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 445.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.59 sq. miles
- Population Density: 39.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 118.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Stone County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,798
49%
50.8
Male
9,197
51%
49.2
Total Population
17,995
323,128,000
Stone County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
895
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,419
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,045
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,281
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,441
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,114
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,527
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,416
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,093
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,282
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,481
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
765
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
236
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,923
77.4%
77.2
Female
6,933
49.8%
51.3
Male
6,990
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,968
72.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,230
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,482
13.8%
15.2
Female
1,345
54.2%
55.8
Male
1,137
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Stone County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,808
99.0%
96.8
White
14,161
78.7%
72.6
Black or African American
3,506
19.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
117
0.7%
0.8
Asian
24
0.1%
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
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.1%
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
187
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
315
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
256
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
52
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,680
98.2%
82.2
Stone County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
592
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,456
12.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,282
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,840
23.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,075
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,244
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
425
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,048
17.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,866
82.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,669
14.0%
31.2
Stone County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,186
28.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,137
48.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,986
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
548
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
779
5.3
5.8%
Stone County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,889
98.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
211
1.2%
21.6%
Spanish
174
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
30
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.0%
1.1%
Stone County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
522
9.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
371
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
802
13.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
561
9.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
917
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,186
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
851
14.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
389
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
143
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
63
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
44,995
57,617
Per capita income
19,588
31,128
Stone County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
298
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
512
7.2%
9.8
Construction
541
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,076
29.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
269
3.8%
6.6
Information
149
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
962
13.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
332
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
291
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
310
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
689
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
515
7.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
169
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,179
16.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,478
20.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,320
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,437
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,699
23.9%
18.1%
Stone County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,150
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,877
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
880
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
24
0.3%
5.1
Walked
145
2.0%
2.7
Other means
88
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
136
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.8
26.6
Stone County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
224
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,950
33.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,966
33.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,665
28.7%
21.0
Stone County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,805
80.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,502
77.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,303
22.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,438
19.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Stone County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,243
1 room
81
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
111
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
452
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,454
20.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,370
32.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,119
15.4%
17.8
7 rooms
593
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
534
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
529
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Stone County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,243
1-unit, detached
5,104
70.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
66
0.9%
5.9
2-units
197
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
62
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
83
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
26
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,607
22.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
98
1.4%
0.1
Stone County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
188
2.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
157
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
376
5.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
624
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,021
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
703
9.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,546
21.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,231
30.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
381
5.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
16
0.2%
1.4%
Stone County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
606
10.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
238
4.1%
4.7
Electricity
4,893
84.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
40
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.1%
1.1
Stone County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,104
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
30
1.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
39
1.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
136
6.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
267
12.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
701
33.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
931
44.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
806
38.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
439
20.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
278
13.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
86
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
495
23.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Stone County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,061
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%
Less than $500
245
23.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
303
28.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
513
48.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
242
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
683
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
121
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
98
9.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
114
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
230
22.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
304
30.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
137
13.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
299
0.0%
0.0%
Stone County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,502
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,054
23.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
819
18.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,035
23.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
726
16.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
515
11.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
294
6.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
59
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,900
205,000
