Tunica County, MS Demographic Data
Tunica County, MS Summary
Tunica County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 10,716
- Area: 480.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 454.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 26.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 22.29 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 180.45 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tunica County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,598
54%
50.8
Male
4,809
46%
49.2
Total Population
10,407
323,128,000
Tunica County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
927
8.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
838
8.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
883
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
681
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
786
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,454
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,401
13.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,153
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
540
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
647
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
686
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
333
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
78
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,299
70.1%
77.2
Female
3,977
54.5%
51.3
Male
3,322
45.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,887
66.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,465
14.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,097
10.5%
15.2
Female
619
56.4%
55.8
Male
478
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Tunica County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,378
99.7%
96.8
White
2,057
19.8%
72.6
Black or African American
8,050
77.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
57
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
9
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
48
0.5%
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
214
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
29
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
179
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
160
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
19
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,228
98.3%
82.2
Tunica County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
494
7.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
885
14.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,933
30.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,302
20.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
484
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
826
13.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
368
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,379
22.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,913
78.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,194
18.9%
31.2
Tunica County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,295
42.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,884
37.2%
47.5
Divorced
895
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
224
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
461
5.9
5.8%
Tunica County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,167
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
313
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
173
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
31
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
76
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
33
0.3%
1.1%
Tunica County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
527
13.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
412
10.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
642
16.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
577
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
699
17.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
627
15.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
212
5.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
229
5.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
54
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
31,918
57,617
Per capita income
16,950
31,128
Tunica County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
212
5.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,459
34.9%
9.8
Construction
39
0.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
743
17.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
120
2.9%
6.6
Information
15
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
263
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
114
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
224
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
164
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
493
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
259
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
71
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
166
4.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
977
23.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
595
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,041
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,397
33.5%
18.1%
Tunica County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,147
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,486
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
399
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
76
1.8%
5.1
Walked
106
2.6%
2.7
Other means
40
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
40
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.6
26.6
Tunica County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
480
12.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,700
42.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,231
30.8%
37.1
3 or more
588
14.7%
21.0
Tunica County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,999
82.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,579
39.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,420
60.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
826
17.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
16
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Tunica County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,825
1 room
228
4.7%
2.4
2 rooms
182
3.8%
2.7
3 rooms
663
13.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,242
25.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,168
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
433
9.0%
17.8
7 rooms
439
9.1%
12.0
8 rooms
240
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
230
4.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tunica County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,825
1-unit, detached
2,316
48.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
85
1.8%
5.9
2-units
43
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
406
8.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
711
14.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
530
11.0%
4.4
20 or more units
141
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
593
12.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tunica County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
185
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
167
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
115
2.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
472
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
680
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
411
8.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,175
24.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,537
31.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
83
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Tunica County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,362
34.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
411
10.3%
4.7
Electricity
2,152
53.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
20
0.5%
0.1
Wood
46
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.2%
1.1
Tunica County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
737
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
1.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
1.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
31
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
92
12.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
176
23.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
412
55.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
284
39.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
61
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
63
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
219
30.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Tunica County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,170
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
28
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
170
7.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
319
14.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,653
76.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
250
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
708
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
202
9.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
309
14.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
241
11.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
282
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
224
10.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
869
40.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
293
0.0%
0.0%
Tunica County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,579
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
411
26.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
448
28.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
312
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
177
11.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
163
10.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
68
4.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,500
205,000