2022 population: 31,389 ( 1,432 from 2010 , 197 from 2020)
Land area: 497.8 square miles
Population density: 63.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	23,477	74.79%	0.2%
Black:	4,825	15.37%	17.8%
Indian:	63	0.20%	34.0%
Asian:	129	0.41%	104.8%
2+ races:	512	1.63%	49.7%
Hispanic:	2,383	7.59%	28.9%

Total non-White:	7,912	25.21%	23.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	916	14.7
Deaths:	960	15.4
Net Migration:	232	3.7
Net Immigration:	3	0.0

Change in White population:	-54	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,486	5.0

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
29,957
23,531	78.55%
4,096	13.67%
47	0.16%
63	0.21%
342	1.14%
1,849	6.17%
6,426	21.45%

2000
26,726
22,336	83.57%
3,711	13.89%
55	0.21%
27	0.10%
113	0.42%
481	1.80%
4,390	16.43%

1990
22,237
18,822	84.64%
3,208	14.43%
54	0.24%
50	0.22%
n/a
103	0.46%
3,415	15.36%

1980
20,918
17,526	83.78%
3,245	15.51%
0	0.00%
32	0.15%
n/a
115	0.55%
3,392	16.22%

1970
17,363
14,254	82.09%
3,097	17.84%
1	0.01%
6	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
3,109	17.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,890	14.6
2,219	8.3
775	2.9
225	0.8

1,195	4.5
2,036	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
3,461	15.6
2,363	10.6
2,436	11.0
29	0.1

3,514	15.8
975	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
3,071	14.7
2,121	10.1
588	2.8
n/a

1,296	6.2
23	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,555	14.7
n/a

3,272	18.8
283	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pontotoc 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
35.7
8,213	26.2%
23,176	73.8%
4,716	15.0%

11,630
2.66

8,545	73.5%
6,497	76.0%
719	8.4%
3,085	26.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.4
8,080	27.0%
21,877	73.0%
3,831	12.8%

11,172
2.66

8,156	73.0%
6,012	73.7%
818	10.0%
3,016	27.0%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
7,354	27.5%
19,372	72.5%
3,392	12.7%

10,129
2.61

7,633	75.4%
6,109	80.0%
675	8.8%
2,496	24.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
6,055	27.2%
16,182	72.8%
3,186	14.3%

8,311
2.66

6,366	76.6%
5,347	84.0%
412	6.5%
1,945	23.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
6,383	30.5%
14,535	69.5%
2,960	14.2%

7,349
2.83

5,860	79.7%
5,158	88.0%
279	4.8%
1,489	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Pontotoc County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	716	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	458	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	692	6.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	436	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	490	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	875	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	620	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	497	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	627	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	792	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,115	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,593	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,199	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	633	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	671	5.8%
$200,000 or more	216	1.9%

Median Household Income	54,414
Per Capita Income	26,359

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	696	6.0%
Public Assistance	125	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,256	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,396	69.3%
Unemployed	275	1.5%
In Armed Forces	22	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,693	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	5,200	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,737	4,232	57.5%
Non-Profit	253	581	30.3%
Self-Employed	521	268	66.0%

Local Government	302	441	40.6%
State Government	328	566	36.7%
Federal Government	251	153	62.1%

Total Private + Self	6,258	4,500	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,134	1,741	39.4%
Total	7,392	6,241	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	931	6.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,983	21.8%
Professional, Technical	2,723	19.9%
Service Occupations	1,928	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	0.4%
All others	5,095	37.3%

White Collar		48.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,285	24.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,819	13.3%
Retail trade	1,658	12.1%
Educational services	1,106	8.1%
Transportation and warehousing	894	6.5%
Construction	843	6.2%
Other services	826	6.0%
Finance and insurance	779	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	560	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	436	3.2%
Public administration	407	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	305	2.2%
Wholesale trade	196	1.4%
Utilities	143	1.0%
Information	129	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	106	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	96	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,376	4.41%
Puerto Rican	58	0.19%
Cuban	46	0.15%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	602	1.93%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	497	1.59%
Honduran	10	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	95	0.30%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9	0.03%
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	9	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	235	0.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	27,177	93.5%
Spanish	1,640	5.6%
German, other Germanic	163	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	66	0.2%
Other	28	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	4,617	14.8%
Irish	2,898	9.3%
English	2,291	7.3%
German	1,690	5.4%
Scotch-Irish	632	2.0%
Scottish	501	1.6%
Italian	371	1.2%
French	364	1.2%
European	239	0.8%
British	105	0.3%
Dutch	104	0.3%
Polish	84	0.3%
Swedish	54	0.2%
Welsh	45	0.1%
Scandinavian	39	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	30,436	97.5%
Not a citizen	766	2.5%

Native	30,216	96.8%
Foreign-born	986	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,613	7.9%	2,476	12.1%	5,907	28.8%	6,843	33.4%	2,226	10.9%	1,434	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,613	7.9%
9-12 Years	2,476	12.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,907	28.8%
Some College	6,843	33.4%
Bach. Degree	2,226	10.9%
Grad Degree	1,434	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	11,732	11,018	714	6.1%	7.6%
1991	11,649	10,840	809	6.9%	8.4%
1992	12,213	11,385	828	6.8%	8.0%
1993	12,347	11,742	605	4.9%	6.7%
1994	12,769	12,261	508	4.0%	6.3%
1995	13,115	12,422	693	5.3%	6.2%
1996	13,162	12,472	690	5.2%	6.0%
1997	13,076	12,499	577	4.4%	5.7%
1998	13,160	12,660	500	3.8%	5.3%
1999	13,624	13,167	457	3.4%	5.1%

2000	13,627	13,017	610	4.5%	5.3%
2001	13,380	12,670	710	5.3%	5.5%
2002	13,101	12,377	724	5.5%	6.4%
2003	13,068	12,349	719	5.5%	6.1%
2004	13,283	12,598	685	5.2%	6.1%
2005	13,369	12,563	806	6.0%	7.6%
2006	13,194	12,451	743	5.6%	6.4%
2007	13,093	12,239	854	6.5%	6.2%
2008	13,128	12,105	1,023	7.8%	6.7%
2009	12,694	11,416	1,278	10.1%	9.4%

2010	13,700	12,344	1,356	9.9%	10.1%
2011	14,052	12,772	1,280	9.1%	9.8%
2012	14,230	13,143	1,087	7.6%	8.8%
2013	13,676	12,671	1,005	7.3%	8.5%
2014	13,439	12,518	921	6.9%	7.6%
2015	13,831	13,050	781	5.6%	6.5%
2016	14,367	13,673	694	4.8%	5.9%
2017	14,635	14,056	579	4.0%	5.2%
2018	14,611	14,031	580	4.0%	5.0%
2019	15,015	14,347	668	4.4%	5.5%

2020	14,911	13,755	1,156	7.8%	8.1%
2021	15,071	14,411	660	4.4%	5.5%
2022	14,893	14,379	514	3.5%	3.9%
2023	14,184	13,801	383	2.7%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	13,915
Median Value	$136,700

Occupied	11,630	83.6%
Vacant	2,285	16.4%

Owned	8,391	72.1%
Rented	3,239	27.9%
Median Rent	$820

Single-Family Units	9,709	69.8%
Detached	9,660	69.4%
Attached	49	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	172	1.2%
Mobile Homes	3,555	25.5%

Pontotoc County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pontotoc County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Pontotoc County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pontotoc County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pontotoc County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Pontotoc County, MS