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Choctaw County, MS

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

AI Overview

Choctaw County is a small rural county with a population of 8,172 that has contracted by 1.8% over five years, reflecting ongoing demographic pressure. The labor force is limited, with a participation rate of just 50.5% and an unemployment rate of 8.3%, while only 18.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree and median worker earnings stand at $36,098. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $104,500 and median gross rent of $661/month—and an 80.3% homeownership rate reflects a stable, settled population, though a GDP per capita of $78,789 against a per capita income of $28,282 suggests significant value is generated locally relative to what workers take home.

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

Population

8,172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,919

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

Choctaw County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,455 (67.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,255 (27.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races168 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone115 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone75 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race37 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish71
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

310

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$78,789

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,282

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,071
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)410
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)262
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services227
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)227

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,051
  2. 2.Service Occupations568
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations557
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations540
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations349

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.44×)216
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.53×)1,089
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.35×)194
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)411
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.05×)318

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$104,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$661/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999317 (11.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999277 (10.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999256 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999216 (7.8%)
  • Less Than $10,000215 (7.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999176 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,098

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,534 (84.2%)
  • Carpooled345 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home88 (2.9%)
  • Other42 (1.4%)
  • Walked2 (0.1%)
  • 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.