Horn Lake, MS

Census Place

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2020 Population

27,234

0.569% 1-year growth

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

2.41% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

16.3%

3.4% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$52,181

7.32% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$114,300

7.42% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Horn Lake, MS had a population of 27.2k people with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $52,181. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Horn Lake, MS grew from 27,080 to 27,234, a 0.569% increase and its median household income grew from $48,622 to $52,181, a 7.32% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Horn Lake, MS are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (45.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Other (Hispanic) (4.36%), White (Hispanic) (2.05%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.6%).

None of the households in Horn Lake, 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.

97.6% of the residents in Horn Lake, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Horn Lake, MS are Delta Technical College (602 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Horn Lake, MS was $114,300, and the homeownership rate was 57.3%.

Most people in Horn Lake, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Horn Lake, MS was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Horn Lake, MS is home to a population of 27.2k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2020, 4.82% of Horn Lake, MS residents were born outside of the country (1.31k people).

In 2020, there were 1.03 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.3k people) in Horn Lake, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.19k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.6%

2020 Citizenship

97.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97.6% of Horn Lake, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Horn Lake, MS was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Horn Lake, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
12.3k ± 1.08k
White (Non-Hispanic)
12k ± 1.14k
Other (Hispanic)
1.19k ± 490

8.07%

Hispanic Population

2.2k people

8.07% of the people in Horn Lake, MS are hispanic (2.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Horn Lake, MS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.82%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.31k people

4.24%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.15k people

As of 2020, 4.82% of Horn Lake, MS residents (1.31k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Horn Lake, MS was 4.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
521 ± 332
Gulf War (2001-)
347 ± 113
Vietnam
313 ± 102

Horn Lake, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Horn Lake, MS employs 13.4k people. The largest industries in Horn Lake, MS are Transportation & Warehousing (1,974 people), Manufacturing (1,607 people), and Retail Trade (1,603 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($55,625), Information ($51,333), and Manufacturing ($46,998).

Employment

Occupations

13.4k

2020 Value

± 1,025

4.13%

1 Year growth

± 9.89%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Horn Lake, MS grew at a rate of 4.13%, from 12.9k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Horn Lake, MS, are Material Moving Occupations (1,821 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,451 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,178 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Horn Lake, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.4k

2020 Value

± 1,025

4.13%

1 Year growth

± 9.89%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Horn Lake, MS grew at a rate of 4.13%, from 12.9k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Horn Lake, MS, are Transportation & Warehousing (1,974 people), Manufacturing (1,607 people), and Retail Trade (1,603 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Horn Lake, MS, though some of these residents may live in Horn Lake, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,028

Median earning men ± $3,869

$26,945

Median earning women ± $2,919

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($58,315), Information ($51,389), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($42,321), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,443), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,554).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

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

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $30.5B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($25.1B) and Motorized vehicles ($12.3B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Mississippi.

$182B

2020 Value in Mississippi

$374B

Projected 2050 Value in Mississippi

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Mississippi trade was $182B. This is expected to increase 105% to $374B by 2050.

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

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

Alabama
$21.9B
Louisiana
$11.4B
Tennessee
$10.5B

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Alabama with $21.9B, followed by Louisiana with $11.4B and Tennessee and $10.5B.

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

Civics

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.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

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.

Education

In 2020, universities in Horn Lake, MS awarded 602 degrees. The student population of Horn Lake, MS in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 405 male students and 465 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Horn Lake, MS are Black or African American (453 and 75.2%), followed by White (117 and 19.4%), Hispanic or Latino (22 and 3.65%), and Unknown (4 and 0.664%).

The largest universities in Horn Lake, MS by number of degrees awarded are Delta Technical College (602 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Horn Lake, MS are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (178 and 29.6%), HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Technology (83 and 13.8%), and Medical Assistant (83 and 13.8%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.876% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.697% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (691k), Some college (559k), and Secondary Education (417k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Horn Lake, MS was $114,300 in 2020, which is 0.497 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $106,400 to $114,300, a 7.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Horn Lake, MS is 57.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Horn Lake, MS have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Horn Lake, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Horn Lake, MS is $52,181. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Horn Lake, MS was Census Tract 702.10 with a value of $72,011, followed by Census Tract 702.21 and Census Tract 703.22, with respective values of $64,219 and $57,639.

Property

$114,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$5,977

$5,308

Median Property Taxes

±$558

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

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

Rent vs Own

57.3%

Homeownership

2020

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 57.3% of the housing units in Horn Lake, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 702.10
Census Tract 702.21
Census Tract 703.22

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Horn Lake, MS was Census Tract 702.10 with a value of $72,011, followed by Census Tract 702.21 and Census Tract 703.22, with respective values of $64,219 and $57,639.

The following map shows all of the places in Horn Lake, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$52,181

Median Household Income

± $2,962

9.27k

Number of Households

± 772

In 2020, the median household income of the 9.27k households in Horn Lake, MS grew to $52,181 from the previous year's value of $48,622.

The following chart displays the households in Horn Lake, 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 Horn Lake, MS is from Mississippi.

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.445

2019 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2020, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.17% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (87.9%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (1.28%)

In 2020, 87.9% of workers in Horn Lake, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (1.28%).

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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Horn Lake, MS have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Horn Lake, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Horn Lake, MS (4.41k out of 27.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Horn Lake, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88% of the population of Horn Lake, MS has health coverage, with 47.5% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 6.46% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Mississippi was $7,646 in 2014. This is a 3.86% increase from the previous year ($7,362).

Primary care physicians in DeSoto County, MS see 3085 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.29% increase from the previous year (2930 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2845 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1149 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Mississippi. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Mississippi, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for DeSoto County, MS.

3,085 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in DeSoto County, MS

Primary care physicians in DeSoto County, MS see an average of 3,085 patients per year. This represents a 5.29% increase from the previous year (2,930 patients).

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

Community Mobility

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

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Mississippi across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12%

Uninsured

47.5%

Employer Coverage

20.3%

Medicaid

6.46%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.56%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Horn Lake, MS grew by 0.99% from 11.9% to 12%.

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