Plantersville, MS

Census Place

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2024 Population
929
US Senator
Roger Wicker
Republican Party
US Senator
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
28
10.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
44.5%
34.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$25,662
24.6% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$125,000
1.03% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
359
13.3% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Plantersville, 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.

100% of the residents in Plantersville, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Plantersville, MS was $125,000, and the homeownership rate was 35.2%.

Most people in Plantersville, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Plantersville, MS was 1 car per household.

United StatesMississippiLee County, MSTupelo, MSThree Rivers Region--Lee, Pontotoc, Union Counties & Tupelo City PUMA, MS

Population & Diversity

Plantersville, MS is home to a population of 929 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Plantersville, MS residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 4.56 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (753 people) in Plantersville, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 165 White (Non-Hispanic) and 11 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Plantersville, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plantersville, MS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plantersville, MS
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    753 ± 288
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    165 ± 74
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    11 ± 16

In 2024, there were 4.56 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (753 people) in Plantersville, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 165 White (Non-Hispanic) and 11 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    17,149 ± 3,206 people
  2. Honduras
    5,066 ± 1,746 people
  3. India
    4,341 ± 1,616 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 17,149 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 5,066 and India with 4,341.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 15
  2. Vietnam
    4 ± 20

Plantersville, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Plantersville, MS employs 359 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plantersville, MS were Retail Trade (64 people), Manufacturing (56 people), and Educational Services (54 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($67,647), Educational Services ($50,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,786).

Employment

Occupations

359
2024 Value
± 131
−13.3%
1 Year decline
± 56.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plantersville, MS declined at a rate of −13.3%, from 414 employees to 359 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plantersville, MS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (63 people), Sales & Related Occupations (56 people), and Production Occupations (54 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plantersville, MS.

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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

359
2024 Value
± 131
−13.3%
1 Year decline
± 56.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plantersville, MS declined at a rate of −13.3%, from 414 employees to 359 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plantersville, MS, are Retail Trade (64 people), Manufacturing (56 people), and Educational Services (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plantersville, MS, though some of these residents may live in Plantersville, 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

$43,026
Median earning men ± $3,891
$28,917
Median earning women ± $15,329

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($68,529), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,281), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,938).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,538) and Retail Trade ($14,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.38%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Plantersville, MS. Showing the available data for Mississippi.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.439%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.
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.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Plantersville, MS was $125,000 in 2024, which is 0.376 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $126,300 to $125,000, a 1.03% decrease. The homeownership rate in Plantersville, MS is 35.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plantersville, MS have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plantersville, MS is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$125,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,962
$142
Median Property Taxes
±$53

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 Plantersville, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

35.2%
Homeownership
2024
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 35.2% of the housing units in Plantersville, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$25,662
Median Household Income
± $10,289
403
Number of Households
± 125

In 2024, the median household income of the 403 households in Plantersville, MS declined from $25,662 from the previous year's value of $34,034.

The following chart displays the households in Plantersville, 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 $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plantersville, MS is from Mississippi.
0.45
2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2023, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.442% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (12%)
  3. Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Plantersville, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

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

20.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plantersville, MS have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.29% of the workforce in Plantersville, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plantersville, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plantersville, MS have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plantersville, MS (413 out of 929 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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Health

80.8% of the population of Plantersville, MS has health coverage, with 22.3% on employee plans, 27.3% on Medicaid, 8.72% on Medicare, 22.2% on non-group plans, and 0.323% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see 1,875 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,875 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1939 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 436 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.9% were men and 58.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 26.2% between 18 and 34 years, 31.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.9% were men and 58.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

19.2%
Uninsured
22.3%
Employer Coverage
27.3%
Medicaid
8.72%
Medicare
22.2%
Non-Group
0.323%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plantersville, MS declined by 9.6% from 21.2% to 19.2%.

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

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