North Carrollton, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

538

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.6

0.599% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

58.6%

8.17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$15,263

9.76% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$117,500

Economy

The economy of North Carrollton, MS employs 134 people. In 2024, the largest industries in North Carrollton, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (42 people), Manufacturing (37 people), and Educational Services (23 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($95,682), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($95,682), and Manufacturing ($29,250).

Employment

Occupations

134

2024 Value

± 111

−25.6%

1 Year decline

± 151%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in North Carrollton, MS declined at a rate of −25.6%, from 180 employees to 134 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in North Carrollton, MS, are Production Occupations (37 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (19 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of North Carrollton, 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

134

2024 Value

± 111

−25.6%

1 Year decline

± 151%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in North Carrollton, MS declined at a rate of −25.6%, from 180 employees to 134 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in North Carrollton, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (42 people), Manufacturing (37 people), and Educational Services (23 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of North Carrollton, MS, though some of these residents may live in North Carrollton, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,625

Median earning men ± $43,134

$19,375

Median earning women ± $29,045

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($21,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($95,682) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,977).

Housing & Living

The median property value in North Carrollton, MS was $117,500 in 2024, which is 0.353 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,800 to $117,500, a 9% increase. The homeownership rate in North Carrollton, MS is 53.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in North Carrollton, MS have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in North Carrollton, MS is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$117,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$83,921

$145

Median Property Taxes

±$88

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 North Carrollton, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

53.3%

Homeownership

2024

80.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.3% of the housing units in North Carrollton, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in North Carrollton, 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.

$15,263

Median Household Income

± $14,145

272

Number of Households

± 129

In 2024, the median household income of the 272 households in North Carrollton, MS declined from $15,263 from the previous year's value of $16,914.

The following chart displays the households in North Carrollton, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for North Carrollton, 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 (89.6%)
Other (8.21%)
Carpooled (1.49%)

In 2024, 89.6% of workers in North Carrollton, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.21%) and those who carpooled to work (1.49%).

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

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in North Carrollton, MS have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in North Carrollton, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

58.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in North Carrollton, MS (314 out of 536 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

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