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Amite County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Amite County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Amite County is a small, rural Mississippi county of 12,611 residents with an economy characterized by low output, recording a GDP per capita of $22,038 against a median household income of $37,222 and a poverty rate of 27.0%. The available workforce is limited, with a labor force participation rate of just 40.1%, a median age of 49.2 years, and only 8.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.0% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $89,800 and median gross rent of $689/month—with an 83.2% homeownership rate, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$37,222

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Amite County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,364 (58.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,033 (40.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races129 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone34 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone3 (0.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish46
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

373

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,038

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,941

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance871
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)507
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services430
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities391
  5. 5.Construction (Group)311

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,011
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations922
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations757
  4. 4.Service Occupations644
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations606

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.07×)311
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 2.02×)366
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.71×)385
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.34×)513
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.97×)259

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$89,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$689/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999536 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999445 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999431 (8.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999412 (8.5%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999371 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999360 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,068 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled517 (13.3%)
  • Worked At Home269 (6.9%)
  • Walked19 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.