Tippah County, MS

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2024 Population

21,523

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

18.9%

0.338% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,542

2.74% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$124,100

3.35% 1-year decline

About

N/A of the households in Tippah County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Blue Mountain Christian University (177 degrees awarded in 2023) and Fosters Cosmetology College (24 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Tippah County, MS was $124,100, and the homeownership rate was 74.8%.

Most people in Tippah County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Tippah County, MS was N/A per household.

Tippah County, MS borders Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Union County, MS, and Hardeman County, TN.

United States Mississippi

Economy

Employment

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,679

Median earning men ± $7,502

$31,111

Median earning women ± $4,931

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($83,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,908), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,019).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,453), Public Administration ($36,250), and Manufacturing ($36,031).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

44
Other Services (except Public Administration)
35
Retail Trade
19
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$118k
Manufacturing
$25.3k
Retail Trade
$23k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Tippah County, MS awarded 201 degrees. The student population of Tippah County, MS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 460 male students and 533 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tippah County, MS are White (138 and 72.6%), Black or African American (47 and 24.7%), Two or More Races (3 and 1.58%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 0.526%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Tippah County, MS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 57.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 993 (46.3% men and 53.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 993 students enrolled in Tippah County, MS, 46.3% men and 53.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 660 records, of which 54.8% were women and 45.2% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Blue Mountain Christian University
177 degrees awarded
Fosters Cosmetology College
24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Blue Mountain Christian University with 177 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 106 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tippah County, MS, which is 1.12 times more than the 95 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 138 degrees mean that there were 2.94 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 47 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tippah County, MS was $124,100 in 2024, which is NaNN times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $128,400 to $124,100, a 3.35% decrease. The homeownership rate in Tippah County, MS is 74.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Tippah County, MS have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tippah County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

In 2025, 13.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tippah County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.658%.

Housing

Property

$124,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,873

$5,996

Median Property Taxes

±$636

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tippah County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tippah County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,542

Median Household Income

± $6,358

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In 2024, the median household income of the N/A households in Tippah County, MS grew to $52,542 from the previous year's value of $51,141.

The following chart displays the households in Tippah County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tippah County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2023, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.442% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.5%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (1.23%)

In 2024, 84.5% of workers in Tippah County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (1.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tippah County, MS have a similar commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Tippah County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tippah County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tippah County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.658%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tippah County, MS (3.95k out of 20.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tippah County, MS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

88.1% of the population of Tippah County, MS has health coverage, with 41% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.02% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.9%

Uninsured

41%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.02%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tippah County, MS declined by 4.12% from 12.4% to 11.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tippah County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.