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Jefferson County, MS

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

AI Overview

Jefferson County is a small, rural Mississippi county with a population of 7,127 that has contracted by 3.0% over five years, reflecting persistent outmigration. The labor force participation rate of 40.2% is notably low, with median worker earnings of $30,102, a poverty rate of 28.5%, and only 19.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $81,400 and median gross rent of $444 per month, alongside an 82.9% homeownership rate, though GDP per capita of $14,134 signals limited local economic output.

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

Population

7,127

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$38,305

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,857 (82.9%)
  • White Alone929 (13.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races227 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone35 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race10 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish51
  2. 2.Other Indo-European10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

266

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$14,134

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$20,430

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance678
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities422
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)263
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services209
  5. 5.Construction (Group)207

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations851
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations503
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations438
  4. 4.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations436
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations225

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.91×)250
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.74×)183
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.66×)864
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.11×)172
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.77×)172

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$81,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$444/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999299 (14.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999204 (9.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999187 (9.0%)
  • Less Than $10,000164 (7.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999146 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999140 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,102

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,143 (88.2%)
  • Carpooled173 (7.1%)
  • Worked At Home109 (4.5%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)
  • Motorcycle0 (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.