Sunflower County, MS Demographic Data
Sunflower County, MS Summary
Sunflower County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 28,654
- Area: 706.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 697.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 40.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 120.41 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sunflower County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,074
48%
50.8
Male
14,350
52%
49.2
Total Population
27,424
323,128,000
Sunflower County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,718
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,739
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,982
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,861
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,268
8.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,337
15.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,423
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,668
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,726
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,515
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,856
6.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
903
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
428
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,975
76.5%
77.2
Female
9,843
46.9%
51.3
Male
11,132
53.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,654
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,119
15.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,187
11.6%
15.2
Female
1,893
59.4%
55.8
Male
1,294
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Sunflower County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,321
99.6%
96.8
White
6,906
25.2%
72.6
Black or African American
20,228
73.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
58
0.2%
0.8
Asian
25
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
5
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
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
104
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
103
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
434
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
240
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
29
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
15
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
150
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,990
98.4%
82.2
Sunflower County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,711
9.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,191
17.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,295
29.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,913
21.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,221
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,710
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
815
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,902
27.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,954
72.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,525
14.2%
31.2
Sunflower County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,621
48.3%
33.7%
Now Married
6,248
28.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,215
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
1,305
5.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,596
7.3
5.8%
Sunflower County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,335
98.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
371
1.4%
21.6%
Spanish
289
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
25
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
48
0.2%
1.1%
Sunflower County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,420
16.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
824
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,722
20.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
958
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,166
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,134
13.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
615
7.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
407
4.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
82
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
179
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
27,126
57,617
Per capita income
14,111
31,128
Sunflower County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
566
6.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
686
8.1%
9.8
Construction
375
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,306
27.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
332
3.9%
6.6
Information
58
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
871
10.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
380
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
177
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
692
8.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,173
13.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
466
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
389
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
943
11.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,356
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,588
18.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,000
23.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,584
18.7%
18.1%
Sunflower County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,293
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,917
83.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
905
10.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
33
0.4%
5.1
Walked
229
2.8%
2.7
Other means
129
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
80
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.2
26.6
Sunflower County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
921
10.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,739
44.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,348
27.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,499
17.6%
21.0
Sunflower County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,507
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,818
56.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,689
43.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,193
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Sunflower County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,700
1 room
320
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
101
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
503
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,304
13.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,972
30.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,223
22.9%
17.8
7 rooms
936
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
794
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
547
5.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sunflower County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,700
1-unit, detached
7,585
78.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
44
0.5%
5.9
2-units
263
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
288
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
774
8.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
164
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
110
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
470
4.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.0%
0.1
Sunflower County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
549
5.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
662
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
969
10.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,334
13.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,485
25.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,764
18.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,008
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
820
8.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
59
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
50
0.5%
1.4%
Sunflower County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,411
63.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,022
12.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,996
23.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.1%
0.1
Wood
14
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
55
0.6%
1.1
Sunflower County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,406
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
25
1.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
34
1.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
54
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
74
3.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
194
8.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
626
26.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,399
58.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
935
39.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
222
9.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
287
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
155
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
800
33.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Sunflower County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,296
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
0.1%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
6
0.2%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
97
2.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,327
40.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,862
56.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
393
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
486
15.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
318
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
289
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
271
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
333
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,451
46.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
541
0.0%
0.0%
Sunflower County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,818
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,204
25.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,198
45.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
508
10.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
377
7.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
393
8.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
113
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
71,100
205,000
