Mississippi Census Data: Occupied Housing

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Mississippi Census Data: Occupied Housing

Occupied Housing statistics for Mississippi counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

Mississippi Census Data: Occupied Housing
Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Mississippi	2,844,658	1,046,434	756,967	289,467	2.63	72.3	24.6	21.6	Mississippi
Adams Co.	34,340	13,677	9,615	4,062	2.48	70.3	28.0	26.3	Adams Co.
Alcorn Co.	34,558	14,224	10,449	3,775	2.39	73.5	27.6	24.4	Alcorn Co.
Amite Co.	13,599	5,271	4,535	736	2.58	86.0	24.5	28.3	Amite Co.
Attala Co.	19,661	7,567	5,881	1,686	2.55	77.7	26.4	29.5	Attala Co.
Benton Co.	8,026	2,999	2,527	472	2.64	84.3	23.8	28.0	Benton Co.
Bolivar Co.	40,633	13,776	8,414	5,362	2.79	61.1	25.3	21.8	Bolivar Co.
Calhoun Co.	15,069	6,019	4,593	1,426	2.46	76.3	27.1	28.5	Calhoun Co.
Carroll Co.	10,769	4,071	3,452	619	2.57	84.8	22.4	25.3	Carroll Co.
Chickasaw Co.	19,440	7,253	5,650	1,603	2.65	77.9	24.9	24.7	Chickasaw Co.
Choctaw Co.	9,758	3,686	2,995	691	2.56	81.3	25.0	26.5	Choctaw Co.
Claiborne Co.	11,831	3,685	2,956	729	2.72	80.2	28.0	23.5	Claiborne Co.
Clarke Co.	17,955	6,978	5,883	1,095	2.55	84.3	25.5	25.9	Clarke Co.
Clay Co.	21,979	8,152	5,997	2,155	2.64	73.6	25.5	23.5	Clay Co.
Coahoma Co.	30,622	10,553	6,045	4,508	2.83	57.3	26.2	24.0	Coahoma Co.
Copiah Co.	28,757	10,142	8,107	2,035	2.71	79.9	23.6	24.2	Copiah Co.
Covington Co.	19,407	7,126	6,052	1,074	2.68	84.9	23.6	23.2	Covington Co.
DeSoto Co.	107,199	38,792	30,723	8,069	2.75	79.2	18.1	15.3	DeSoto Co.
Forrest Co.	72,604	27,183	16,365	10,818	2.47	60.2	28.5	19.7	Forrest Co.
Franklin Co.	8,448	3,211	2,764	447	2.60	86.1	25.6	27.3	Franklin Co.
George Co.	19,144	6,742	5,811	931	2.78	86.2	19.1	20.6	George Co.
Greene Co.	13,299	4,148	3,612	536	2.67	87.1	22.0	21.3	Greene Co.
Grenada Co.	23,263	8,820	6,100	2,720	2.58	69.2	25.3	23.7	Grenada Co.
Hancock Co.	42,967	16,897	13,447	3,450	2.52	79.6	24.7	23.2	Hancock Co.
Harrison Co.	189,601	71,538	44,826	26,712	2.55	62.7	25.8	19.2	Harrison Co.
Hinds Co.	250,800	91,030	58,131	32,899	2.64	63.9	26.7	19.6	Hinds Co.
Holmes Co.	21,609	7,314	5,362	1,952	2.86	73.3	26.3	26.1	Holmes Co.
Humphreys Co.	11,206	3,765	2,312	1,453	2.95	61.4	24.9	24.6	Humphreys Co.
Issaquena Co.	2,274	726	486	240	2.77	66.9	26.2	24.5	Issaquena Co.
Itawamba Co.	22,770	8,773	7,233	1,540	2.51	82.4	23.4	24.5	Itawamba Co.
Jackson Co.	131,420	47,676	35,550	12,126	2.72	74.6	20.8	18.6	Jackson Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Mississippi	2,844,658	1,046,434	756,967	289,467	2.63	72.3	24.6	21.6	Mississippi
Jasper Co.	18,149	6,708	5,815	893	2.68	86.7	24.2	25.9	Jasper Co.
Jefferson Co.	9,740	3,308	2,658	650	2.75	80.4	27.1	22.7	Jefferson Co.
Jefferson Davis Co.	13,962	5,177	4,377	800	2.68	84.5	25.0	26.3	Jefferson Davis Co.
Jones Co.	64,958	24,275	18,643	5,632	2.61	76.8	24.4	25.4	Jones Co.
Kemper Co.	10,453	3,909	3,275	634	2.57	83.8	26.4	27.8	Kemper Co.
Lafayette Co.	38,744	14,373	8,708	5,665	2.36	60.6	29.1	17.0	Lafayette Co.
Lamar Co.	39,070	14,396	10,909	3,487	2.68	75.8	20.4	17.2	Lamar Co.
Lauderdale Co.	78,161	29,990	20,347	9,643	2.49	67.8	28.0	23.6	Lauderdale Co.
Lawrence Co.	13,258	5,040	4,244	796	2.61	84.2	24.1	24.9	Lawrence Co.
Leake Co.	20,940	7,611	6,240	1,371	2.65	82.0	24.3	26.2	Leake Co.
Lee Co.	75,755	29,200	20,202	8,998	2.55	69.2	25.0	19.0	Lee Co.
Leflore Co.	37,947	12,956	6,915	6,041	2.70	53.4	28.2	23.4	Leflore Co.
Lincoln Co.	33,166	12,538	9,788	2,750	2.59	78.1	24.4	24.5	Lincoln Co.
Lowndes Co.	61,586	22,849	15,197	7,652	2.61	66.5	24.6	19.4	Lowndes Co.
Madison Co.	74,674	27,219	19,288	7,931	2.67	70.9	25.0	16.1	Madison Co.
Marion Co.	25,595	9,336	7,508	1,828	2.64	80.4	24.2	26.3	Marion Co.
Marshall Co.	34,993	12,163	9,786	2,377	2.74	80.5	22.0	21.2	Marshall Co.
Monroe Co.	38,014	14,603	11,535	3,068	2.57	79.0	24.7	24.6	Monroe Co.
Montgomery Co.	12,189	4,690	3,609	1,081	2.57	77.0	26.1	29.0	Montgomery Co.
Neshoba Co.	28,684	10,694	8,505	2,189	2.63	79.5	24.7	24.8	Neshoba Co.
Newton Co.	21,838	8,221	6,732	1,489	2.57	81.9	24.6	26.2	Newton Co.
Noxubee Co.	12,548	4,470	3,554	916	2.77	79.5	25.9	24.5	Noxubee Co.
Oktibbeha Co.	42,902	15,945	8,872	7,073	2.42	55.6	27.7	15.2	Oktibbeha Co.
Panola Co.	34,274	12,232	9,526	2,706	2.75	77.9	23.2	22.9	Panola Co.
Pearl River Co.	48,621	18,078	14,431	3,647	2.65	79.8	21.7	22.3	Pearl River Co.
Perry Co.	12,138	4,420	3,737	683	2.72	84.5	21.9	20.3	Perry Co.
Pike Co.	38,940	14,792	11,002	3,790	2.57	74.4	26.5	25.1	Pike Co.
Pontotoc Co.	26,726	10,097	7,865	2,232	2.62	77.9	22.7	22.4	Pontotoc Co.
Prentiss Co.	25,556	9,821	7,653	2,168	2.52	77.9	24.9	25.0	Prentiss Co.
Quitman Co.	10,117	3,565	2,443	1,122	2.80	68.5	26.9	26.4	Quitman Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Mississippi	2,844,658	1,046,434	756,967	289,467	2.63	72.3	24.6	21.6	Mississippi
Rankin Co.	115,327	42,089	32,471	9,618	2.62	77.1	21.9	16.0	Rankin Co.
Scott Co.	28,423	10,183	7,975	2,208	2.76	78.3	22.2	23.1	Scott Co.
Sharkey Co.	6,580	2,163	1,417	746	2.99	65.5	23.5	22.9	Sharkey Co.
Simpson Co.	27,639	10,076	8,176	1,900	2.65	81.1	24.0	23.7	Simpson Co.
Smith Co.	16,182	6,046	5,252	794	2.65	86.9	23.0	25.8	Smith Co.
Stone Co.	13,622	4,747	3,856	891	2.72	81.2	20.6	20.7	Stone Co.
Sunflower Co.	34,369	9,637	5,957	3,680	3.01	61.8	21.2	23.0	Sunflower Co.
Tallahatchie Co.	14,903	5,263	4,010	1,253	2.81	76.2	24.6	25.9	Tallahatchie Co.
Tate Co.	25,370	8,850	6,930	1,920	2.74	78.3	21.3	21.6	Tate Co.
Tippah Co.	20,826	8,108	6,342	1,766	2.52	78.2	24.9	24.7	Tippah Co.
Tishomingo Co.	19,163	7,917	6,245	1,672	2.39	78.9	27.5	26.7	Tishomingo Co.
Tunica Co.	9,227	3,258	1,684	1,574	2.80	51.7	26.9	20.6	Tunica Co.
Union Co.	25,362	9,786	7,596	2,190	2.57	77.6	23.4	24.5	Union Co.
Walthall Co.	15,156	5,571	4,638	933	2.69	83.3	24.0	25.5	Walthall Co.
Warren Co.	49,644	18,756	12,785	5,971	2.61	68.2	25.8	20.6	Warren Co.
Washington Co.	62,977	22,158	13,176	8,982	2.80	59.5	24.6	21.9	Washington Co.
Wayne Co.	21,216	7,857	6,677	1,180	2.67	85.0	23.1	21.5	Wayne Co.
Webster Co.	10,294	3,905	3,060	845	2.59	78.4	24.0	27.6	Webster Co.
Wilkinson Co.	10,312	3,578	2,979	599	2.59	83.3	27.9	27.1	Wilkinson Co.
Winston Co.	20,160	7,578	6,040	1,538	2.59	79.7	25.2	27.3	Winston Co.
Yalobusha Co.	13,051	5,260	4,153	1,107	2.46	79.0	28.7	28.0	Yalobusha Co.
Yazoo Co.	28,149	9,178	6,311	2,867	2.81	68.8	24.5	25.6	Yazoo Co.

Reading the Chart:

Total Population counts people. Here the colored bars represent percentages of the highest population of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Under the Occupied housing units heading, the Total, Owner, and Renter subheadings are counts of housing units. The Owner and Renter values add up to the Total value. Similarly to Total Population, the colored bars represent percentages of the highest housing count of any county in the state.

The entries under the Average household size heading are averages of the number of people in each housing unit. Here the colored bars indicate a percentage of an arbitrary maximum (5). For example, the colored bar for an average family size of 2.5 fills half of the table cell.

The entries under the Percent heading are percentages. The colored bars fill the cells in proportion to the percentage value.

Census Department definitions:

Housing unit. A housing unit may be a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters.

Occupied housing unit. A housing unit is occupied if it is the usual place of residence of the person or group of people living in it at the time of enumeration or if the occupants are only temporarily absent; that is, away on vacation or business. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living quarters.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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