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Yalobusha County, MS

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

AI Overview

Yalobusha County is a small rural Mississippi county of 12,439 residents with a low-cost labor and housing profile — median worker earnings of $31,665, a median home value of $97,200, and median gross rent of $810 per month. The workforce is predominantly high-school educated, with only 12.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a labor force participation rate of 51.6%, and an unemployment rate of 6.7%. The county's poverty rate of 22.7% and near-flat five-year population growth of 0.1% reflect a stable but constrained local economy, with a GDP per capita of $24,335 and median household income of $49,151.

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

Population

12,439

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,151

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,150 (57.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,598 (37.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races392 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race153 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone63 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone44 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish166
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic88
  3. 3.Vietnamese18
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

692

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,335

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,974

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,479
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)776
  3. 3.Construction (Group)509
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities492
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services424

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,404
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,133
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,014
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations852
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations580

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.86×)891
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.61×)535
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.53×)432
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)1,333
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.81×)342

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$97,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$810/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999401 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999398 (11.5%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999305 (8.8%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999248 (7.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999245 (7.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999214 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,665

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,096 (82.8%)
  • Worked At Home392 (7.9%)
  • Carpooled391 (7.9%)
  • Walked22 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit15 (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.