Chickasaw County, MS

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2021 Population
17,100
0.234% 1-year growth
US Senator
Roger Wicker
Republican Party
US Senator
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
39.1
1.76% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
21.9%
2.52% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$38,620
8.51% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$74,000
5.71% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Chickasaw County, MS had a population of 17.1k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $38,620. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Chickasaw County, MS grew from 17,060 to 17,100, a 0.234% increase and its median household income grew from $35,592 to $38,620, a 8.51% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chickasaw County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.4%), Other (Hispanic) (3.66%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.27%), and White (Hispanic) (0.848%).

None of the households in Chickasaw 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.

98.5% of the residents in Chickasaw County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Chickasaw County, MS was $74,000, and the homeownership rate was 68.5%.

Most people in Chickasaw County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Chickasaw County, MS was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Chickasaw County, MS is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.89% of Chickasaw County, MS residents were born outside of the country (323 people).

In 2021, there were 1.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.4k people) in Chickasaw County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.58k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 626 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%
2021 Citizenship
98.6%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.5% of Chickasaw County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Chickasaw County, MS was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chickasaw County, MS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.4k ± 27
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.58k ± 254
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    626 ± 197
4.92%
Hispanic Population
842 people

In 2021, there were 1.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.4k people) in Chickasaw County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.58k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 626 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.92% of the people in Chickasaw County, MS are hispanic (842 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

1.89%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
323 people
1.62%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
277 people

As of 2021, 1.89% of Chickasaw County, MS residents (323 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chickasaw County, MS was 1.62%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    140 ± 103
  2. Vietnam
    74 ± 51
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    43 ± 33

Chickasaw County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Chickasaw County, MS employs 6.72k people. The largest industries in Chickasaw County, MS are Manufacturing (2,073 people), Retail Trade (807 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (735 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,995), Information ($78,365), and Educational Services ($43,682).

Occupations

6.72k
2021 Value
± 597
1.94%
1 Year growth
± 12.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Chickasaw County, MS grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 6.59k employees to 6.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chickasaw County, MS, are Production Occupations (1,505 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,091 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (620 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chickasaw County, MS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

6.72k
2021 Value
± 597
1.94%
1 Year growth
± 12.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Chickasaw County, MS grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 6.59k employees to 6.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chickasaw County, MS, are Manufacturing (2,073 people), Retail Trade (807 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (735 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chickasaw County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Chickasaw County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,992
Median earning men ± $2,760
$27,350
Median earning women ± $1,257

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,705), Construction ($47,600), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($43,311).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,163), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,015), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,038).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 154
    Manufacturing
  2. 90
    Retail Trade
  3. 87
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $30.9B
  2. $28.9B
  3. $11.2B

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $30.9B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($28.9B) and Electronics ($11.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Mississippi products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$180B
2020 Value in Mississippi
$374B
Projected 2050 Value in Mississippi
108% growth

In 2020, total outbound Mississippi trade was $180B. This is expected to increase 108% to $374B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Mississippi trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $24.4B
  2. $10.7B
  3. $10.7B

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Alabama with $24.4B, followed by Louisiana with $10.7B and Tennessee and $10.7B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Mississippi shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Chickasaw County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 51.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.8%), followed by Other (0.995%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker
Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator from Mississippi2
Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.976% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (683k), Some college (549k), and Secondary Education (407k).

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The median property value in Chickasaw County, MS was $74,000 in 2021, which is 0.302 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $70,000 to $74,000, a 5.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Chickasaw County, MS is 68.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Chickasaw County, MS have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chickasaw County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Chickasaw County, MS is $38,620. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Chickasaw County, MS was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $43,274, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $33,768 and $31,827.

Property

$74,000
Median Property Value 2021
±$8,283
$4,621
Median Property Taxes
±$452

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

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Rent vs Own

68.5%
Homeownership
2021
62%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 68.5% of the housing units in Chickasaw County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9502
  2. Census Tract 9503
  3. Census Tract 9501

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Chickasaw County, MS was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $43,274, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $33,768 and $31,827.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Chickasaw County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$38,620
Median Household Income
± $2,948
6.75k
Number of Households
± 593

In 2021, the median household income of the 6.75k households in Chickasaw County, MS grew to $38,620 from the previous year's value of $35,592.

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

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chickasaw County, MS is from Mississippi.
0.45
2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi
0.45
2020 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2021, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.159% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (83.5%)
  2. Carpooled (8.28%)
  3. Walked (3.57%)

In 2021, 83.5% of workers in Chickasaw County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.28%) and those who walked to work (3.57%).

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.

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Commute Time

23 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chickasaw County, MS have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Chickasaw County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

21.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chickasaw County, MS (3.63k out of 16.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

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87.7% of the population of Chickasaw County, MS has health coverage, with 34.9% on employee plans, 25.8% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Chickasaw County, MS see 1710 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.4% decrease from the previous year (1908 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3390 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4238 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,710 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Chickasaw County, MS

Primary care physicians in Chickasaw County, MS see an average of 1,710 patients per year. This represents a 10.4% decrease from the previous year (1,908 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Chickasaw County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.3%
Uninsured
34.9%
Employer Coverage
25.8%
Medicaid
13.5%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
0.32%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chickasaw County, MS grew by 4.09% from 11.8% to 12.3%.

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

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Health Outcomes

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In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 94.2 in Chickasaw County, MS.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 44.3% in Chickasaw County, MS.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 17.3% in Chickasaw County, MS.

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