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Wilkinson County, MS

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

AI Overview

Wilkinson County is a small, rural Mississippi county of 8,376 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 37.4% and an unemployment rate of 7.5%, reflecting a limited and constrained local labor market. Educational attainment is low, with only 11.6% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median household income stands at $35,311 against a poverty rate of 28.2%. The county has shed 6.8% of its population over five years, while remaining notably affordable—median home values sit at $80,200 and median gross rent at $674/month—with a high homeownership rate of 79.0%.

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

Population

8,376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$35,311

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,482 (67.2%)
  • White Alone2,322 (28.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone163 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races127 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race68 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish21
  2. 2.Other Indo-European17
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

325

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,104

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,017

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance523
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)447
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)360
  4. 4.Information (Group)178
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)155

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations653
  2. 2.Service Occupations592
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations556
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations331
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations162

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 5.21×)232
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.20×)247
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.90×)212
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.47×)381
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)159

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$80,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$674/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999350 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999279 (11.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999232 (9.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999226 (9.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999221 (8.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999198 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

37.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

38.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,830 (80.3%)
  • Carpooled151 (6.6%)
  • Worked At Home134 (5.9%)
  • Public Transit82 (3.6%)
  • Other50 (2.2%)
  • Walked31 (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.