Noxubee County, MS

Designated Market Area: Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Noxubee County, MS [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 9,990 ( 1,555 from 2010 , 289 from 2020)
Land area: 695.2 square miles
Population density: 14.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,526	25.29%	18.9%
Black:	7,188	71.95%	12.9%
Indian:	26	0.26%	30.0%
Asian:	29	0.29%	26.1%
2+ races:	67	0.67%	42.6%
Hispanic:	154	1.54%	67.4%

Total non-White:	7,464	74.71%	11.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	361	17.6
Deaths:	392	19.1
Net Migration:	-257	-12.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-587	-5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-968	-8.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,545
3,113	26.96%
8,249	71.45%
20	0.17%
23	0.20%
47	0.41%
92	0.80%
8,432	73.04%

2000
12,548
3,667	29.22%
8,634	68.81%
19	0.15%
13	0.10%
61	0.49%
141	1.12%
8,881	70.78%

1990
12,604
3,960	31.42%
8,562	67.93%
65	0.52%
17	0.13%
n/a
0	0.00%
8,644	68.58%

1980
13,212
4,616	34.94%
8,445	63.92%
47	0.36%
2	0.02%
n/a
102	0.77%
8,596	65.06%

1970
14,288
4,824	33.76%
9,359	65.50%
40	0.28%
1	0.01%
n/a
59	0.41%
9,464	66.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,840	14.7
1,034	8.2
-1,758	-14.0
72	0.6

-554	-4.4
-449	-3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,230	17.7
1,364	10.8
-959	-7.6
27	0.2

-293	-2.3
237	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
2,710	20.5
1,298	9.8
-1,849	-14.0
n/a

-656	-5.0
48	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,768	-19.4
n/a

-208	-1.5
-868	-6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Noxubee 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
Number	Percent
40.4
2,548	25.5%
7,442	74.5%
1,756	17.6%

3,696
2.72

2,510	67.9%
1,454	57.9%
620	24.7%
1,186	32.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
3,129	27.1%
8,416	72.9%
1,552	13.4%

4,305
2.64

3,006	69.8%
1,702	56.6%
563	18.7%
1,299	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
3,851	30.7%
8,697	69.3%
1,616	12.9%

4,472
2.77

3,225	72.1%
1,931	59.9%
637	19.8%
1,247	27.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.0
4,216	33.4%
8,388	66.6%
1,682	13.3%

4,080
3.09

3,055	74.9%
1,971	64.5%
525	17.2%
1,025	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.2
4,818	36.5%
8,394	63.5%
1,803	13.6%

4,121
3.21

3,260	79.1%
2,337	71.7%
395	12.1%
861	20.9%

2022 Housing Data for Noxubee County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	462	12.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	320	8.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	256	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	130	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	258	7.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	159	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	172	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	339	9.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	412	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	394	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	273	7.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	255	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	92	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	101	2.7%
$200,000 or more	13	0.4%

Median Household Income	42,298
Per Capita Income	19,804

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	535	14.5%
Public Assistance	145	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,034	28.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,619	58.2%
Unemployed	398	6.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,017	64.6%
Not in Labor Force	2,201	35.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,385	1,502	48.0%
Non-Profit	65	64	50.4%
Self-Employed	176	34	83.8%

Local Government	109	157	41.0%
State Government	140	165	45.9%
Federal Government	79	1	98.8%

Total Private + Self	1,561	1,536	50.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	393	387	50.4%
Total	1,954	1,923	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	378	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	632	16.3%
Professional, Technical	404	10.4%
Service Occupations	887	22.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	96	2.5%
All others	1,576	40.6%

White Collar		36.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	828	21.4%
Retail trade	551	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	501	12.9%
Educational services	326	8.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	298	7.7%
Construction	272	7.0%
Other services	269	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	208	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	208	5.4%
Public administration	150	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	85	2.2%
Finance and insurance	57	1.5%
Utilities	42	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	0.9%
Wholesale trade	25	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	0.6%
Information	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	0.21%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
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	6	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,377	98.7%
Other	41	0.4%
Spanish	33	0.3%
German, other Germanic	32	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	700	6.8%
German	480	4.7%
English	373	3.6%
Irish	337	3.3%
Polish	75	0.7%
Dutch	68	0.7%
Scottish	55	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	52	0.5%
African	36	0.4%
Slovak	19	0.2%
French	17	0.2%
Italian	9	0.1%
Swiss	9	0.1%
Hungarian	7	0.1%
Russian	5	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,216	99.6%
Not a citizen	45	0.4%

Native	10,182	99.2%
Foreign-born	79	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
466	7.0%	797	11.9%	2,780	41.6%	1,744	26.1%	643	9.6%	249	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	466	7.0%
9-12 Years	797	11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,780	41.6%
Some College	1,744	26.1%
Bach. Degree	643	9.6%
Grad Degree	249	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,923	4,343	580	11.8%	7.6%
1991	4,665	4,119	546	11.7%	8.4%
1992	4,467	3,984	483	10.8%	8.0%
1993	4,493	4,069	424	9.4%	6.7%
1994	4,480	4,100	380	8.5%	6.3%
1995	4,573	4,156	417	9.1%	6.2%
1996	4,520	4,095	425	9.4%	6.0%
1997	4,481	4,066	415	9.3%	5.7%
1998	4,483	4,032	451	10.1%	5.3%
1999	4,579	4,062	517	11.3%	5.1%

2000	4,705	4,293	412	8.8%	5.3%
2001	4,519	4,069	450	10.0%	5.5%
2002	4,545	4,123	422	9.3%	6.4%
2003	4,525	4,107	418	9.2%	6.1%
2004	4,487	3,948	539	12.0%	6.1%
2005	4,204	3,683	521	12.4%	7.6%
2006	4,058	3,608	450	11.1%	6.4%
2007	3,990	3,488	502	12.6%	6.2%
2008	3,778	3,258	520	13.8%	6.7%
2009	3,675	3,001	674	18.3%	9.4%

2010	4,432	3,751	681	15.4%	10.1%
2011	4,384	3,760	624	14.2%	9.8%
2012	4,252	3,705	547	12.9%	8.8%
2013	4,089	3,543	546	13.4%	8.5%
2014	3,996	3,491	505	12.6%	7.6%
2015	3,944	3,553	391	9.9%	6.5%
2016	3,949	3,616	333	8.4%	5.9%
2017	3,898	3,606	292	7.5%	5.2%
2018	3,808	3,544	264	6.9%	5.0%
2019	3,783	3,502	281	7.4%	5.5%

2020	3,888	3,459	429	11.0%	8.1%
2021	3,598	3,290	308	8.6%	5.5%
2022	3,400	3,197	203	6.0%	3.9%
2023	3,303	3,148	155	4.7%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,745
Median Value	$85,000

Occupied	3,696	77.9%
Vacant	1,049	22.1%

Owned	2,759	74.6%
Rented	937	25.4%
Median Rent	$582

Single-Family Units	3,188	67.2%
Detached	3,185	67.1%
Attached	3	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	208	4.4%
Mobile Homes	1,163	24.5%

Noxubee County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Noxubee County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Noxubee County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Noxubee County, MS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Noxubee County, MS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Noxubee County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Noxubee County, MS