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Harrison County, MS

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

AI Overview

Harrison County, MS has a population of 213,730 that grew 3.4% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 60.9% and an unemployment rate of 7.6%. The workforce skews toward lower-credential roles, with 25.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $35,975 against a median household income of $59,479. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $199,300 and median gross rent of $1,074 per month, while a poverty rate of 17.4% reflects underlying income pressure across the county.

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

Population

213,730

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,479

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone131,066 (62.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone49,653 (23.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races11,832 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race7,046 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone5,276 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,160 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,418
  2. 2.Vietnamese1,611
  3. 3.Other Indo-European1,098
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)753
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)590

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

20,597

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,696

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,586

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance23,007
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services13,689
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)9,705
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,338
  5. 5.Construction (Group)6,795

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations33,695
  2. 2.Service Occupations19,234
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations16,858
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,180
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,394

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.80×)13,871
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)5,582
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)22,598
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.07×)6,506
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)4,309

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,074/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9998,670 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9997,813 (15.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,903 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,882 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,326 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9993,721 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,975

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone72,432 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled8,756 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home6,555 (7.1%)
  • Walked3,093 (3.3%)
  • Other963 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit277 (0.3%)

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.