Tishomingo County, MS

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2023 Population

18,738

0.526% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

43.5

0.229% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

19.9%

3.69% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$46,257

1.56% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,789

3.66% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tishomingo County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (91%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.44%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.52%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.13%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.859%).

None of the households in Tishomingo 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.

98.6% of the residents in Tishomingo County, MS are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Tishomingo County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Tishomingo County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Tishomingo County, MS borders Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Alcorn County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, and Hardin County, TN.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Tishomingo County, MS is home to a population of 18.7k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.48% of Tishomingo County, MS residents were born outside of the country (278 people).

In 2023, there were 26.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17k people) in Tishomingo County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 644 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 285 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tishomingo County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
17k ± 194
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
644 ± 198
Two+ (Hispanic)
285 ± 71.5

3.08%

Hispanic Population

578 people

3.08% of the people in Tishomingo County, MS are hispanic (578 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tishomingo 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

1.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

278 people

1.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

357 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
241 ± 109
Gulf War (2001-)
214 ± 103
Gulf War (1990s)
149 ± 110

Tishomingo County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tishomingo County, MS employs 7.79k people. The largest industries in Tishomingo County, MS are Manufacturing (2,549 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (974 people), and Retail Trade (660 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,750), Utilities ($70,294), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,990).

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

7.79k

2023 Value

± 653

3.66%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tishomingo County, MS, are Production Occupations (1,109 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (811 people), and Management Occupations (721 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tishomingo 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

7.79k

2023 Value

± 653

3.66%

1 Year growth

± 11.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tishomingo County, MS, are Manufacturing (2,549 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (974 people), and Retail Trade (660 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tishomingo County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Tishomingo County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,600).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,156), and Wholesale Trade ($47,188).

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

42
Retail Trade
30
Other Services (except Public Administration)
23
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

$101k
Manufacturing
$22.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$19.5k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tishomingo County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 86.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.06%).

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 (86.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.06%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tishomingo 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

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 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

People in Tishomingo County, MS have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tishomingo County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 10% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tishomingo County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.12%.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9502

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Tishomingo 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.

$46,257

Median Household Income

± $2,655

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Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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 2023

Drove Alone (89.9%)
Carpooled (6.45%)
Worked At Home (2.52%)

In 2023, 89.9% of workers in Tishomingo County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.45%) and those who worked at home (2.52%).

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

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tishomingo County, MS have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.05% of the workforce in Tishomingo County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tishomingo County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Tishomingo County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.12%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

19.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tishomingo County, MS (3.67k out of 18.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tishomingo County, MS is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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

88.8% of the population of Tishomingo County, MS has health coverage, with 42.8% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tishomingo County, MS see 2754 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year (3230 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 18750 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 893 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,754 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tishomingo County, MS

Primary care physicians in Tishomingo County, MS see an average of 2,754 patients per year. This represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year (3,230 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

42.8%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

1.33%

Military or VA

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