2022 population: 33,577
( 3,412 from 2010
,
602 from 2020)
Land area: 765.1 square miles
Population density: 43.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 22,236 | 66.22% | ![]() |
Black: | 10,228 | 30.46% | ![]() |
Indian: | 88 | 0.26% | ![]() |
Asian: | 121 | 0.36% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 350 | 1.04% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 554 | 1.65% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 11,341 | 33.78% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
---|---|---|
Births: | 1,001 | 14.6 |
Deaths: | 1,348 | 19.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -270 | -3.9 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | -1 | -0.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,611 | -7.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -801 | -2.2 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, MS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Display all years] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Data | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Housing Units | 16,739 | |
Median Value | $109,500 | |
Occupied | 13,410 | 80.1% |
Vacant | 3,329 | 19.9% |
Owned | 10,135 | 75.6% |
Rented | 3,275 | 24.4% |
Median Rent | $724 | |
Single-Family Units | 11,697 | 69.9% |
Detached | 11,649 | 69.6% |
Attached | 48 | 0.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 402 | 2.4% |
Mobile Homes | 3,516 | 21.0% |
Household Income | ||
---|---|---|
Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 950 | 7.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 774 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 828 | 6.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 905 | 6.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 686 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 658 | 4.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 513 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 542 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 681 | 5.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,071 | 8.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 1,211 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,608 | 12.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,032 | 7.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 805 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 699 | 5.2% |
$200,000 or more | 447 | 3.3% |
Median Household Income | 51,190 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,619 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 69 |
Welfare Households | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
SSI | 828 | 6.2% |
Public Assistance | 401 | 3.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,754 | 13.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Employed | 12,504 | 61.6% |
Unemployed | 767 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 7 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 13,278 | 65.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 7,031 | 34.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 5,737 | 4,612 | 55.4% |
Non-Profit | 177 | 472 | 27.3% |
Self-Employed | 615 | 428 | 59.0% |
Local Government | 445 | 361 | 55.2% |
State Government | 279 | 317 | 46.8% |
Federal Government | 84 | 92 | 47.7% |
Total Private + Self | 6,352 | 5,040 | 55.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 985 | 1,242 | 44.2% |
Total | 7,337 | 6,282 | 53.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.6% |
Occupation | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,173 | 8.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 2,723 | 20.0% |
Professional, Technical | 2,399 | 17.6% |
Service Occupations | 2,079 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 36 | 0.3% |
All others | 5,247 | 38.5% |
White Collar | 46.2% |
Industry | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 4,135 | 30.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,016 | 14.8% |
Retail trade | 1,388 | 10.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 974 | 7.2% |
Construction | 905 | 6.6% |
Educational services | 825 | 6.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 695 | 5.1% |
Other services | 519 | 3.8% |
Public administration | 429 | 3.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 359 | 2.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 266 | 2.0% |
Finance and insurance | 233 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 202 | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade | 198 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 177 | 1.3% |
Information | 86 | 0.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 80 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 70 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 64 | 0.5% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 352 | 1.03% |
Puerto Rican | 29 | 0.08% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 129 | 0.38% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 90 | 0.26% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 39 | 0.11% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 0 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
---|---|---|
Language | Number | % |
English | 31,760 | 98.6% |
Spanish | 321 | 1.0% |
Vietnamese | 94 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 23 | 0.1% |
Other | 16 | 0.0% |
Arabic | 6 | 0.0% |
Other Asian | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
English | 5,578 | 16.3% |
American | 2,817 | 8.2% |
Irish | 2,444 | 7.2% |
German | 1,486 | 4.3% |
Scottish | 342 | 1.0% |
European | 241 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 239 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 236 | 0.7% |
French | 220 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 185 | 0.5% |
Polish | 168 | 0.5% |
African | 134 | 0.4% |
Italian | 95 | 0.3% |
British | 87 | 0.3% |
Eastern European | 74 | 0.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 34,026 | 99.6% |
Not a citizen | 142 | 0.4% |
Native | 33,849 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 319 | 0.9% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
1,464 | 6.2% | 2,108 | 8.9% | 9,549 | 40.3% | 6,745 | 28.5% | 2,478 | 10.5% | 1,327 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 1,464 | 6.2% |
9-12 Years | 2,108 | 8.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 9,549 | 40.3% |
Some College | 6,745 | 28.5% |
Bach. Degree | 2,478 | 10.5% |
Grad Degree | 1,327 | 5.6% |
Average years of education: 12.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 18,013 | 16,608 | 1,405 | 7.8% | 7.6% |
1991 | 17,277 | 15,617 | 1,660 | 9.6% | 8.4% |
1992 | 16,693 | 15,267 | 1,426 | 8.5% | 8.0% |
1993 | 16,875 | 15,724 | 1,151 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
1994 | 17,066 | 16,044 | 1,022 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
1995 | 17,072 | 15,480 | 1,592 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
1996 | 16,052 | 14,275 | 1,777 | 11.1% | 6.0% |
1997 | 15,747 | 14,107 | 1,640 | 10.4% | 5.7% |
1998 | 15,318 | 13,761 | 1,557 | 10.2% | 5.3% |
1999 | 15,226 | 14,114 | 1,112 | 7.3% | 5.1% |
2000 | 17,639 | 16,412 | 1,227 | 7.0% | 5.3% |
2001 | 17,064 | 15,718 | 1,346 | 7.9% | 5.5% |
2002 | 16,691 | 15,361 | 1,330 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
2003 | 16,902 | 15,580 | 1,322 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
2004 | 17,247 | 15,946 | 1,301 | 7.5% | 6.1% |
2005 | 17,200 | 15,797 | 1,403 | 8.2% | 7.6% |
2006 | 16,514 | 15,129 | 1,385 | 8.4% | 6.4% |
2007 | 16,416 | 14,893 | 1,523 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
2008 | 15,711 | 14,175 | 1,536 | 9.8% | 6.7% |
2009 | 15,472 | 13,363 | 2,109 | 13.6% | 9.4% |
2010 | 16,319 | 14,231 | 2,088 | 12.8% | 10.1% |
2011 | 16,607 | 14,651 | 1,956 | 11.8% | 9.8% |
2012 | 16,305 | 14,536 | 1,769 | 10.8% | 8.8% |
2013 | 15,510 | 13,693 | 1,817 | 11.7% | 8.5% |
2014 | 15,418 | 13,848 | 1,570 | 10.2% | 7.6% |
2015 | 15,439 | 14,285 | 1,154 | 7.5% | 6.5% |
2016 | 15,569 | 14,567 | 1,002 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
2017 | 15,560 | 14,737 | 823 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2018 | 15,429 | 14,653 | 776 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2019 | 15,667 | 14,800 | 867 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
2020 | 15,692 | 14,297 | 1,395 | 8.9% | 8.1% |
2021 | 15,797 | 14,989 | 808 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
2022 | 15,582 | 14,963 | 619 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
2023 | 14,548 | 13,992 | 556 | 3.8% | 3.2% |