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Holmes County, MS

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

AI Overview

Holmes County is a small rural Mississippi county of 16,491 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $15,998 and median household income of $32,538, pointing to an agriculture- and services-oriented base with limited higher-wage employment. The labor market is constrained, with only 44.6% labor force participation, an 8.8% unemployment rate, and just 13.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $76,500 and median gross rent of $589/month, though a 38.0% poverty rate and an 8.8% population decline over five years signal sustained economic contraction.

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

Population

16,491

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$32,538

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone13,116 (81.0%)
  • White Alone2,368 (14.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races495 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race144 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone46 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone19 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish54
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)42
  3. 3.Other Indo-European31
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic5
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

519

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$15,998

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,044

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

38.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,427
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)930
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)537
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities468
  5. 5.Construction (Group)363

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,446
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,277
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,210
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations710
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations527

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.91×)998
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.51×)373
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.41×)431
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)685
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$76,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$589/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999360 (9.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999325 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999276 (7.3%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999258 (6.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999252 (6.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999222 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,803

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,305 (84.5%)
  • Carpooled348 (6.8%)
  • Worked At Home137 (2.7%)
  • Walked102 (2.0%)
  • Other88 (1.7%)
  • Taxi73 (1.4%)

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.