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Jefferson Davis County, MS


Designated Market Area: Jackson, MS
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 11,088   ( 1,399 from 2010 , 235 from 2020)
Land area: 408.4 square miles
Population density: 27.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:4,205 37.92% 12.4%
Black:6,51358.74% 12.7%
Indian:290.26% 9.4%
Asian:300.27% 50.0%
2+ races:980.88% 44.1%
Hispanic:2131.92% 110.9%
Total non-White:6,88362.08% 10.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:254 11.2
Deaths:41718.4
Net Migration: -69-3.0
Net Immigration: -1-0.0
Change in White population:-597 -4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:-802 -6.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
12,487
4,80238.46%
7,46159.75%
320.26%
200.16%
680.54%
1010.81%
7,68561.54%

2000
13,962
5,78141.41%
7,96157.02%
120.09%
190.14%
770.55%
1070.77%
8,18158.59%

1990
14,051
6,31344.93%
7,71054.87%
100.07%
60.04%
n/a
120.09%
7,73855.07%

1980
13,846
6,39746.20%
7,36653.20%
00.00%
200.14%
n/a
590.43%
7,44953.80%

1970
12,936
6,42249.64%
6,48450.12%
10.01%
00.00%
n/a
270.21%
6,514 50.36%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,621 11.6
1,3369.6
-1,628-11.7
-6-0.0
-979 -7.0
-496 -3.6
1990's
NumberRate
2,168 15.4
1,62311.6
-954-6.8
150.1
-532 -3.8
443 3.2
1980's
NumberRate
2,360 17.0
1,434 10.4
-590 -4.3
n/a
-84 -0.6
289 2.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-543 -4.2
n/a
-25 -0.2
935 7.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson Davis County, MS
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
44.5
2,242 20.2%
8,846 79.8%
2,622 23.6%
4,453
2.51
2,904 65.2%
1,851 63.7%
284 9.8%
1,549 34.8%

2010
NumberPercent
41.0
2,948 23.6%
9,539 76.4%
2,068 16.6%
4,977
2.49
3,379 67.9%
2,074 61.4%
468 13.9%
1,598 32.1%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
3,944 28.2%
10,018 71.8%
1,926 13.8%
5,185
2.67
3,770 72.7%
2,472 65.6%
534 14.2%
1,415 27.3%

1990
NumberPercent
31.2
4,330 30.8%
9,721 69.2%
2,008 14.3%
4,819
2.89
3,682 76.4%
2,723 74.0%
409 11.1%
1,137 23.6%

1980
NumberPercent
27.8
4,908 35.4%
8,938 64.6%
1,791 12.9%
4,373
3.14
3,458 79.1%
2,803 81.1%
230 6.7%
915 20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson Davis County, MS

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units5,659 
Median Value$87,800 
Occupied4,45378.7%
Vacant1,20621.3%
Owned3,64881.9%
Rented80518.1%
Median Rent$644 
Single-Family Units4,11272.7%
    Detached4,09772.4%
    Attached150.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units751.3%
Mobile Homes1,35523.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson Davis County, MS

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002986.7%
$10,000 to $14,99945810.3%
$15,000 to $19,99952611.8%
$20,000 to $24,9993086.9%
$25,000 to $29,9992856.4%
$30,000 to $34,9992696.0%
$35,000 to $39,9992275.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991132.5%
$45,000 to $49,9991463.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992405.4%
$60,000 to $74,9993848.6%
$75,000 to $99,9994399.9%
$100,000 to $124,99945610.2%
$125,000 to $149,9991072.4%
$150,000 to $199,9991292.9%
$200,000 or more681.5%
Median Household Income36,473 
Per Capita Income22,693 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state96 
Compared to U.S.70 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3818.6%
Public Assistance2716.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps94921.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed4,04460.9%
Unemployed4146.2%
In Armed Forces170.3%
Total Labor Force4,47567.4%
Not in Labor Force2,16532.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,4481,59547.6%
Non-Profit6815230.9%
Self-Employed2076775.5%
Local Government19617153.4%
State Government11536524.0%
Federal Government475347.0%
Total Private + Self1,6551,66249.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.42674136.5%
Total2,0812,40346.4%
Pct. Govt.21.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3137.0%
Sales and Office Occupations92320.6%
Professional, Technical84818.9%
Service Occupations64214.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing270.6%
All others1,75839.2%
White Collar 46.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance96521.5%
Manufacturing62513.9%
Retail trade61913.8%
Transportation and warehousing47110.5%
Educational services3387.5%
Construction2896.4%
Other services2225.0%
Public administration1844.1%
Finance and insurance1433.2%
Wholesale trade1032.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting902.0%
Accommodation and food services882.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.871.9%
Professional, scientific, technical651.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing641.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction501.1%
Information451.0%
Utilities360.8%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson Davis County, MS

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican90.08%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic130.12%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese110.10%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English10,66399.7%
Spanish140.1%
German, other Germanic80.1%
Arabic50.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun30.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic10.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American7676.8%
English5484.9%
Irish5444.8%
Scotch-Irish2512.2%
German1641.5%
French1111.0%
African1111.0%
Italian940.8%
European820.7%
Scottish400.4%
Arab320.3%
Danish200.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian160.1%
Norwegian120.1%
French Canadian110.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen11,291100.0%
Not a citizen00.0%
Native11,25299.7%
Foreign-born390.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson Davis County, MS

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
359 4.4%812 10.1%3,239 40.1%2,519 31.2%567 7.0%576 7.1%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 359 4.4%
9-12 Years 812 10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 3,239 40.1%
Some College 2,519 31.2%
Bach. Degree 567 7.0%
Grad Degree 576 7.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson Davis County, MS

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 5,646 4,882 764 13.5% 7.6%
1991 5,486 4,594 892 16.3% 8.4%
1992 5,173 4,389 784 15.2% 8.0%
1993 4,986 4,461 525 10.5% 6.7%
1994 5,283 4,794 489 9.3% 6.3%
1995 5,254 4,573 681 13.0% 6.2%
1996 4,904 4,252 652 13.3% 6.0%
1997 4,823 4,414 409 8.5% 5.7%
1998 4,807 4,304 503 10.5% 5.3%
1999 4,796 3,998 798 16.6% 5.1%
2000 5,413 4,889 524 9.7% 5.3%
2001 5,286 4,879 407 7.7% 5.5%
2002 5,245 4,850 395 7.5% 6.4%
2003 5,345 4,947 398 7.4% 6.1%
2004 5,375 4,961 414 7.7% 6.1%
2005 5,434 4,938 496 9.1% 7.6%
2006 5,186 4,813 373 7.2% 6.4%
2007 5,213 4,843 370 7.1% 6.2%
2008 5,565 5,176 389 7.0% 6.7%
2009 5,129 4,600 529 10.3% 9.4%
2010 4,613 3,982 631 13.7% 10.1%
2011 4,644 4,011 633 13.6% 9.8%
2012 4,502 3,931 571 12.7% 8.8%
2013 4,220 3,690 530 12.6% 8.5%
2014 4,107 3,682 425 10.3% 7.6%
2015 4,117 3,753 364 8.8% 6.5%
2016 4,165 3,814 351 8.4% 5.9%
2017 4,234 3,938 296 7.0% 5.2%
2018 4,101 3,819 282 6.9% 5.0%
2019 4,114 3,823 291 7.1% 5.5%
2020 4,022 3,636 386 9.6% 8.1%
2021 3,910 3,618 292 7.5% 5.5%
2022 3,876 3,681 195 5.0% 3.9%
2023 3,847 3,693 154 4.0% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com