Big Point, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

731

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.7

7.19% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

0.958%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$118,420

3.82% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$161,200

Economy

The economy of Big Point, MS employs 527 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Big Point, MS were Manufacturing (285 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), and Construction (27 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,774), Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,100), and Manufacturing ($51,932).

Employment

Occupations

527

2024 Value

± 232

−16.9%

1 Year decline

± 73.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Big Point, MS declined at a rate of −16.9%, from 634 employees to 527 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Big Point, MS, are Production Occupations (143 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (107 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (43 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Big Point, 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

527

2024 Value

± 232

−16.9%

1 Year decline

± 73.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Big Point, MS declined at a rate of −16.9%, from 634 employees to 527 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Big Point, MS, are Manufacturing (285 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), and Construction (27 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Big Point, MS, though some of these residents may live in Big Point, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,046

Median earning men ± $3,651

$46,580

Median earning women ± $10,491

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,250) and Manufacturing ($46,020).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Big Point, MS was $161,200 in 2024, which is 0.485 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,800 to $161,200, a 4.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Big Point, MS is 93.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Big Point, MS have an average commute time of 29.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Big Point, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$161,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$98,658

$287

Median Property Taxes

±$157

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 Big Point, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

93.8%

Homeownership

2024

73%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.8% of the housing units in Big Point, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 92.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Big Point, 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.

$118,420

Median Household Income

± $20,027

306

Number of Households

± 161

In 2024, the median household income of the 306 households in Big Point, MS grew to $118,420 from the previous year's value of $114,067.

The following chart displays the households in Big Point, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Big Point, 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 (57.9%)
Carpooled (42.1%)

In 2024, 57.9% of workers in Big Point, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (42.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

29.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Big Point, MS have a longer commute time (29.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Big Point, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.958% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Big Point, MS (7 out of 731 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Big Point, MS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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