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Washington County, MS

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

AI Overview

Washington County, MS is a small Delta county of 43,674 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 52.4% and an unemployment rate of 8.9%, reflecting a constrained available workforce. Educational attainment is limited, with 20.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though labor costs are low—median worker earnings of $32,456 and a median home value of $99,300 point to a low-cost operating environment. The county has shed 7.2% of its population over five years, and a poverty rate of 28.8% underscores persistent structural economic challenges.

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

Population

43,674

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$42,165

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone30,599 (71.6%)
  • White Alone10,216 (23.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races743 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone580 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone338 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race270 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish726
  2. 2.Other Indo-European253
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic63
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)52
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic48

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,595

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,725

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,277
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,277
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,532
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,506
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,380

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,324
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,304
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,163
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,975
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,558

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.88×)743
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.49×)1,138
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.46×)2,578
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.19×)1,125
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.14×)1,837

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$99,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$786/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,180 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999892 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999796 (7.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999734 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999614 (6.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999610 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,806 (85.1%)
  • Carpooled1,252 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home603 (3.7%)
  • Walked281 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit181 (1.1%)
  • Other97 (0.6%)

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.