Stone County, MS

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2022 Population

18,360

0.0218% 1-year growth

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.4

1.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

20.8%

12.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$55,894

10% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$164,400

9.24% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

6,802

4.67% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Stone County, MS had a population of 18.4k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $55,894. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Stone County, MS grew from 18,356 to 18,360, a 0.0218% increase and its median household income grew from $50,807 to $55,894, a 10% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stone County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.47%), White (Hispanic) (1.69%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.512%).

None of the households in Stone 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.

99.9% of the residents in Stone County, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Stone County, MS are Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (3,406 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Stone County, MS was $164,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.

Most people in Stone County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35 minutes. The average car ownership in Stone County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Stone County, MS borders Forrest County, MS, George County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, and Perry County, MS.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Stone County, MS is home to a population of 18.4k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.474% of Stone County, MS residents were born outside of the country (87 people).

In 2022, there were 4.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14k people) in Stone County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.96k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 821 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2022 Citizenship

99.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.9% of Stone County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Stone County, MS was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stone County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
14k ± 83
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.96k ± 344
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
821 ± 313

2.3%

Hispanic Population

422 people

2.3% of the people in Stone County, MS are hispanic (422 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
16,383 ± 3,134 people
India
5,084 ± 1,749 people
Guatemala
3,926 ± 1,537 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 16,383 Mississippi residents, followed by India with 5,084 and Guatemala with 3,926.

Foreign-Born Population

0.474%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

1.14%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

209 people

As of 2022, 0.474% of Stone County, MS residents (87 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stone County, MS was 1.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
356 ± 164
Gulf War (2001-)
327 ± 178
Gulf War (1990s)
246 ± 140

Stone County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Stone County, MS employs 6.8k people. The largest industries in Stone County, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,094 people), Retail Trade (1,075 people), and Construction (882 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,691), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,490), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($73,490).

Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,477. The income inequality in Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.8k

2022 Value

± 801

−4.67%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Stone County, MS declined at a rate of −4.67%, from 7.14k employees to 6.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stone County, MS, are Sales & Related Occupations (694 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (621 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (607 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stone County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

6.8k

2022 Value

± 801

−4.67%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Stone County, MS declined at a rate of −4.67%, from 7.14k employees to 6.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stone County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,094 people), Retail Trade (1,075 people), and Construction (882 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stone County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Stone County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,280

Median earning men ± $4,580

$22,031

Median earning women ± $4,303

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,490), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,825), and Manufacturing ($56,997).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($60,250), Manufacturing ($57,689), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,779).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

32
Retail Trade
18
Retail Trade
17
Construction

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$31.5k
Manufacturing
$23.4k
Retail Trade
$20.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Stone County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 75.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.724%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (75.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.724%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Stone County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator 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 Representative 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 2022, universities in Stone County, MS awarded 3,406 degrees. The student population of Stone County, MS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,996 male students and 4,849 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Stone County, MS are White (2,021 and 59.3%), followed by Black or African American (746 and 21.9%), Unknown (233 and 6.84%), and Hispanic or Latino (162 and 4.76%).

The largest universities in Stone County, MS by number of degrees awarded are Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (3,406 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Stone County, MS are General Health Services (280 and 8.22%), Other Industrial Production Technology (243 and 7.13%), and General Business (173 and 5.08%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 7,845 students enrolled in Stone County, MS, 38.2% men and 61.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,143 records, of which 61.5% were women and 38.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Health Services
280 degrees awarded
General Business
173 degrees awarded
General Education
126 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Stone County, MS was General Health Services with 280 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Stone County, MS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

3,406 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with 3,406 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,560 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Stone County, MS, which is 0.845 times less than the 1,846 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,021 degrees mean that there were 2.71 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 746 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($650) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,075) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% 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 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

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 Stone County, MS was $164,400 in 2022, which is 0.583 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $150,500 to $164,400, a 9.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Stone County, MS is 77.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Stone County, MS have an average commute time of 35 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stone County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Stone County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.833%.

Housing

Property

$164,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,970

$5,079

Median Property Taxes

±$630

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.9%

Homeownership

2022

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 77.9% of the housing units in Stone County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 201

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Stone County, 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.

$55,894

Median Household Income

± $6,418

6.52k

Number of Households

± 707

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.52k households in Stone County, MS grew to $55,894 from the previous year's value of $50,807.

The following chart displays the households in Stone 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stone County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, 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 2022

Drove Alone (85.6%)
Carpooled (8.92%)
Worked At Home (2.93%)

In 2022, 85.6% of workers in Stone County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.92%) and those who worked at home (2.93%).

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

35 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stone County, MS have a longer commute time (35 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 9.18% of the workforce in Stone County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Stone County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.833%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stone County, MS (3.66k out of 17.6k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stone County, MS is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 24.9% of the children was living in poverty in Stone County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

87.5% of the population of Stone County, MS has health coverage, with 39% on employee plans, 20.7% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 0.99% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Stone County, MS see 3060 patients per year on average, which represents a 16.6% decrease from the previous year (3667 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4661 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3729 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,060 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Stone County, MS

Primary care physicians in Stone County, MS see an average of 3,060 patients per year. This represents a 16.6% decrease from the previous year (3,667 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.5%

Uninsured

39%

Employer Coverage

20.7%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

16%

Non-Group

0.99%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stone County, MS declined by 8.99% from 13.7% to 12.5%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Stone County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Stone County, MS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 40.6% in Stone County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Stone County, MS.