Batesville, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

7,387

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

22%

8.76% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$51,727

11.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$222,400

16.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,142

Population & Diversity

Batesville, MS is home to a population of 7.39k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.2% of Batesville, MS residents were born outside of the country (89 people).

In 2024, there were 1.32 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.11k people) in Batesville, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.12k White (Non-Hispanic) and 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Batesville, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Batesville, MS was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Batesville, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Batesville, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.11k ± 466
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.12k ± 469
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
57 ± 60

1.07%

Hispanic Population

79 people

1.07% of the people in Batesville, MS are hispanic (79 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Batesville, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
15,967 ± 3,094 people
Honduras
6,221 ± 1,934 people
Guatemala
4,623 ± 1,668 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 15,967 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 6,221 and Guatemala with 4,623.

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

89 people

1.18%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

88 people

As of 2024, 1.2% of Batesville, MS residents (89 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Batesville, MS was 1.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Batesville, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 49
Vietnam
23 ± 37
Korea
16 ± 37

Batesville, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Batesville, MS.

Economy

The economy of Batesville, MS employs 3.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Batesville, MS were Manufacturing (607 people), Educational Services (438 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($105,234), Utilities ($95,485), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,901).

Employment

Occupations

3.14k

2024 Value

± 501

8.46%

1 Year growth

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Batesville, MS grew at a rate of 8.46%, from 2.9k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Batesville, MS, are Production Occupations (571 people), Management Occupations (401 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (393 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Batesville, MS.

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

Employment by Industries

3.14k

2024 Value

± 501

8.46%

1 Year growth

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Batesville, MS grew at a rate of 8.46%, from 2.9k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Batesville, MS, are Manufacturing (607 people), Educational Services (438 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Batesville, MS, though some of these residents may live in Batesville, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,409

Median earning men ± $8,106

$36,959

Median earning women ± $9,085

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,993), Wholesale Trade ($62,617), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,644).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,583), Public Administration ($45,980), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,806).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Batesville, MS was $222,400 in 2024, which is 0.668 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $190,800 to $222,400, a 16.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Batesville, MS is 55.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Batesville, MS have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Batesville, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$222,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,648

$1,553

Median Property Taxes

±$311

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 Batesville, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

55.6%

Homeownership

2024

69.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.6% of the housing units in Batesville, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Batesville, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$51,727

Median Household Income

± $11,894

2.79k

Number of Households

± 453

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.79k households in Batesville, MS grew to $51,727 from the previous year's value of $46,492.

The following chart displays the households in Batesville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (83.8%)
Carpooled (8.33%)
Worked At Home (5.85%)

In 2024, 83.8% of workers in Batesville, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.33%) and those who worked at home (5.85%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Batesville, MS have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.49% of the workforce in Batesville, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Batesville, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Batesville, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Batesville, MS (1.58k out of 7.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Batesville, MS is Black, followed by White 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.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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