2022 population: 13,761 ( 1,682 from 2010 , 121 from 2020)
Land area: 403.9 square miles
Population density: 34.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,278	52.89%	10.6%
Black:	5,772	41.94%	15.6%
Indian:	68	0.49%	38.8%
Asian:	92	0.67%	240.7%
2+ races:	200	1.45%	47.1%
Hispanic:	351	2.55%	47.5%

Total non-White:	6,483	47.11%	11.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	342	12.3
Deaths:	537	19.3
Net Migration:	76	2.7
Net Immigration:	-3	-0.1

Change in White population:	-867	-5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-815	-5.3

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
15,443
8,145	52.74%
6,837	44.27%
49	0.32%
27	0.17%
136	0.88%
238	1.54%
7,298	47.26%

2000
15,156
8,208	54.16%
6,593	43.50%
18	0.12%
35	0.23%
96	0.63%
201	1.33%
6,948	45.84%

1990
14,352
8,225	57.31%
6,059	42.22%
16	0.11%
19	0.13%
n/a
33	0.23%
6,127	42.69%

1980
13,761
8,072	58.66%
5,523	40.14%
0	0.00%
34	0.25%
n/a
125	0.91%
5,689	41.34%

1970
12,500
7,403	59.22%
5,088	40.70%
1	0.01%
6	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
5,097	40.78%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,038	13.4
1,569	10.4
-337	-2.2
84	0.6

-63	-0.4
350	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
2,283	15.9
1,684	11.7
-878	-6.1
8	0.1

-17	-0.1
821	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
2,371	17.2
1,507	11.0
-155	-1.1
n/a

153	1.1
438	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
72	0.6
n/a

669	5.4
592	4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Walthall 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
40.0
3,194	23.2%
10,567	76.8%
2,761	20.1%

5,290
2.59

3,208	60.6%
2,208	68.8%
450	14.0%
2,082	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
4,075	26.4%
11,368	73.6%
2,445	15.8%

5,888
2.60

4,173	70.9%
2,859	68.5%
498	11.9%
1,715	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
4,322	28.5%
10,834	71.5%
2,116	14.0%

5,572
2.69

4,133	74.2%
3,022	73.1%
554	13.4%
1,439	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
4,512	31.4%
9,840	68.6%
2,087	14.5%

4,947
2.87

3,762	76.0%
2,941	78.2%
331	8.8%
1,185	24.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
4,720	34.3%
9,041	65.7%
1,933	14.0%

4,365
3.13

3,546	81.2%
2,946	83.1%
283	8.0%
819	18.8%

2022 Housing Data for Walthall County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	562	10.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	593	11.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	418	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	216	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	401	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	292	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	259	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	191	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	232	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	282	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	253	4.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	574	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	252	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	290	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	307	5.8%
$200,000 or more	168	3.2%

Median Household Income	37,145
Per Capita Income	25,673

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	795	15.0%
Public Assistance	105	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	849	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,779	58.2%
Unemployed	360	4.4%
In Armed Forces	8	0.1%

Total Labor Force	5,147	62.7%
Not in Labor Force	3,066	37.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,176	1,460	59.8%
Non-Profit	26	177	12.8%
Self-Employed	414	88	82.5%

Local Government	53	171	23.7%
State Government	66	469	12.3%
Federal Government	55	13	80.9%

Total Private + Self	2,590	1,548	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	200	830	19.4%
Total	2,790	2,378	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	398	7.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	608	11.8%
Professional, Technical	1,370	26.5%
Service Occupations	443	8.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	84	1.6%
All others	2,349	45.5%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,079	20.9%
Health care and social assistance	810	15.7%
Educational services	688	13.3%
Construction	453	8.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	381	7.4%
Retail trade	359	6.9%
Finance and insurance	231	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	206	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	185	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	147	2.8%
Other services	144	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	121	2.3%
Public administration	106	2.1%
Information	104	2.0%
Wholesale trade	84	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	36	0.7%
Utilities	18	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	287	2.07%
Puerto Rican	25	0.18%
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	18	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	13	0.09%
Cambodian	10	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,748	97.1%
Spanish	306	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	0.2%
Other Indo-European	15	0.1%
Other	13	0.1%
Other Asian	9	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.0%
German, other Germanic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,580	11.4%
English	873	6.3%
Irish	494	3.6%
French	329	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	309	2.2%
German	294	2.1%
Italian	240	1.7%
European	101	0.7%
Scottish	74	0.5%
British	16	0.1%
French Canadian	10	0.1%
Polish	9	0.1%
Cajun	8	0.1%
Swedish	7	0.1%
African	6	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,659	98.4%
Not a citizen	229	1.6%

Native	13,650	98.3%
Foreign-born	238	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
628	6.7%	1,099	11.8%	3,272	35.1%	2,620	28.1%	1,028	11.0%	676	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	628	6.7%
9-12 Years	1,099	11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,272	35.1%
Some College	2,620	28.1%
Bach. Degree	1,028	11.0%
Grad Degree	676	7.3%
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	5,331	4,968	363	6.8%	7.6%
1991	5,538	5,057	481	8.7%	8.4%
1992	5,602	5,047	555	9.9%	8.0%
1993	5,722	5,286	436	7.6%	6.7%
1994	5,865	5,466	399	6.8%	6.3%
1995	5,810	5,467	343	5.9%	6.2%
1996	6,098	5,751	347	5.7%	6.0%
1997	6,182	5,785	397	6.4%	5.7%
1998	5,927	5,574	353	6.0%	5.3%
1999	5,933	5,592	341	5.7%	5.1%

2000	6,299	5,876	423	6.7%	5.3%
2001	6,047	5,682	365	6.0%	5.5%
2002	5,944	5,507	437	7.4%	6.4%
2003	5,864	5,464	400	6.8%	6.1%
2004	5,803	5,406	397	6.8%	6.1%
2005	5,895	5,354	541	9.2%	7.6%
2006	5,781	5,419	362	6.3%	6.4%
2007	5,833	5,463	370	6.3%	6.2%
2008	5,825	5,402	423	7.3%	6.7%
2009	5,591	4,965	626	11.2%	9.4%

2010	5,823	5,087	736	12.6%	10.1%
2011	5,839	5,149	690	11.8%	9.8%
2012	5,631	5,010	621	11.0%	8.8%
2013	5,297	4,734	563	10.6%	8.5%
2014	5,141	4,650	491	9.6%	7.6%
2015	5,135	4,714	421	8.2%	6.5%
2016	5,016	4,621	395	7.9%	5.9%
2017	5,057	4,707	350	6.9%	5.2%
2018	5,055	4,721	334	6.6%	5.0%
2019	4,974	4,606	368	7.4%	5.5%

2020	4,997	4,575	422	8.4%	8.1%
2021	4,938	4,603	335	6.8%	5.5%
2022	4,910	4,668	242	4.9%	3.9%
2023	4,817	4,620	197	4.1%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,882
Median Value	$113,800

Occupied	5,290	76.9%
Vacant	1,592	23.1%

Owned	4,339	82.0%
Rented	951	18.0%
Median Rent	$708

Single-Family Units	5,087	73.9%
Detached	5,036	73.2%
Attached	51	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	0.1%
Mobile Homes	1,610	23.4%

Walthall County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Walthall County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Walthall County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walthall County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walthall County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Walthall County, MS