Tippah County, MS has a population of 22,061 people with a median age of 38.7 and a median household income of $37,109. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Tippah County, MS grew from 22,054 to 22,061, a 0.03% increase and its median household income grew from $35,609 to $37,109, a 4.21% increase.
The population of Tippah County, MS is 77.5% White, 16.5% Black, and 4.76% Hispanic. 4.37% of the people in Tippah County, MS speak a non-English language, and 97.5% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Tippah County, MS are Blue Mountain College, with 148 graduates, Fosters Cosmetology College, with 34 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Tippah County, MS is $82,700, and the homeownership rate is 75.5%. Most people in Tippah County, MS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Tippah County, MS is 2 cars per household.
Tippah County, MS is the 43rd most populated county in Mississippi and borders Alcorn County, MS; Benton County, MS; Prentiss County, MS; Union County, MS; and Hardeman County, TN.
The economy of Tippah County, MS employs 8,752 people. The economy of Tippah County, MS is specialized in Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction, which employ respectively 2.73; 1.76; and 1.2 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Tippah County, MS are Manufacturing (2,471), Retail trade (1,087), and Healthcare & Social Assistance (965), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($48,988), Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($40,443), and Utilities ($37,976).
Median household income in Tippah County, MS is $37,109. Males in Tippah County, MS have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $33,188. The income inequality of Tippah County, MS (measured using the Gini index) is 0.413 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Tippah County, MS. In Tippah County, MS the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 32 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,145. Coahoma County, MS has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Mississippi.
Tippah County, MS is home to a population of 22,061 people, from which 97.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Tippah County, MS is composed of 17,098 White residents (77.5%), 3,645 Black residents (16.5%), 1,050 Hispanic residents (4.76%), 178 Two+ residents (0.81%), and 75 Asian residents (0.34%). The most common foreign languages in Tippah County, MS are Spanish (831 speakers), Other Native North American (35 speakers), and German (18 speakers), but compared to other places, Tippah County, MS has a relative high number of Other Native North American (35 speakers), Spanish (831 speakers), and German (18 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Tippah County, MS awarded 182 degrees. The student population of Tippah County, MS is skewed towards females, with 76 male students and 106 female students. Most students in Tippah County, MS are White (139 and 76.4%), followed by Black or African American (36 and 19.8%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 2.75%), and Two or more races (0 and N/A). The largest universities in Tippah County, MS by number of graduates are Blue Mountain College (148 and 81.3%), Fosters Cosmetology College (34 and 18.7%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Tippah County, MS are General Psychology (28 and 15.4%), Biblical Studies (23 and 12.6%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (22 and 12.1%). The median tuition costs in Tippah County, MS are N/A for private four year colleges, and $9,518 and $9,518 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Tippah County, MS is $82,700, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $77,800 to $82,700, a 6.3% increase. The homeownership rate of Tippah County, MS is 75.5%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Tippah County, MS have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Tippah County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.