Washington County, MS

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Greenville, MS
Designated Market Area: Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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Tracts in Washington County, MS

2022 population: 42,514 ( 8,623 from 2010 , 2,404 from 2020)
Land area: 724.0 square miles
Population density: 58.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,213	24.02%	25.2%
Black:	30,845	72.55%	15.1%
Indian:	55	0.13%	1.8%
Asian:	320	0.75%	7.7%
2+ races:	291	0.68%	21.2%
Hispanic:	790	1.86%	49.3%

Total non-White:	32,301	75.98%	13.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,313	14.6
Deaths:	1,755	19.5
Net Migration:	-1,953	-21.7
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.0

Change in White population:	-3,441	-6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5,182	-10.1

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
51,137
13,654	26.70%
36,348	71.08%
56	0.11%
297	0.58%
240	0.47%
529	1.03%
37,483	73.30%

2000
62,977
21,243	33.73%
40,495	64.30%
54	0.09%
336	0.53%
302	0.48%
531	0.84%
41,734	66.27%

1990
67,935
28,146	41.43%
39,248	57.77%
48	0.07%
300	0.44%
n/a
193	0.28%
39,789	58.57%

1980
72,344
31,163	43.08%
39,994	55.28%
80	0.11%
366	0.51%
n/a
690	0.95%
41,181	56.92%

1970
70,581
31,738	44.97%
38,381	54.38%
16	0.02%
251	0.36%
n/a
145	0.21%
38,843	55.03%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
9,075	14.4
5,854	9.3
-11,744	-18.6
321	0.5

-7,589	-12.1
-4,251	-6.8

Number	Rate
1990's
12,451	18.3
7,336	10.8
-9,701	-14.3
141	0.2

-6,903	-10.2
1,945	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
14,465	20.0
7,199	10.0
-10,921	-15.1
n/a

-3,017	-4.2
-1,392	-1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,199	-13.0
n/a

-575	-0.8
2,338	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
37.9
11,303	26.6%
31,211	73.4%
7,612	17.9%

17,290
2.54

10,608	61.4%
5,635	53.1%
1,651	15.6%
6,682	38.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.3
14,337	28.0%
36,800	72.0%
6,295	12.3%

18,936
2.67

13,134	69.4%
6,591	50.2%
2,855	21.7%
5,802	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
31.8
19,768	31.4%
43,209	68.6%
7,372	11.7%

22,151
2.80

16,014	72.3%
9,223	57.6%
3,386	21.1%
6,137	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
29.0
23,294	34.3%
44,641	65.7%
8,139	12.0%

22,461
3.00

16,789	74.7%
10,888	64.9%
3,213	19.1%
5,672	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
25.8
26,801	37.0%
45,543	63.0%
8,134	11.2%

22,932
3.13

17,435	76.0%
12,607	72.3%
2,544	14.6%
5,497	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,516	8.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,874	10.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,208	7.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	999	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,573	9.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	916	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	683	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	961	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	764	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,185	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,347	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,710	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	828	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	516	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	671	3.9%
$200,000 or more	539	3.1%

Median Household Income	38,394
Per Capita Income	23,190

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	66

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,499	14.5%
Public Assistance	412	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,727	21.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,880	55.9%
Unemployed	1,655	6.2%
In Armed Forces	58	0.2%

Total Labor Force	16,593	62.4%
Not in Labor Force	10,009	37.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,516	5,157	51.7%
Non-Profit	215	535	28.7%
Self-Employed	1,173	395	74.8%

Local Government	753	853	46.9%
State Government	493	917	35.0%
Federal Government	197	283	41.0%

Total Private + Self	6,689	5,552	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,658	2,588	39.0%
Total	8,347	8,140	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,717	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,366	20.4%
Professional, Technical	3,301	20.0%
Service Occupations	3,126	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	139	0.8%
All others	5,021	30.4%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,763	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	2,525	15.3%
Educational services	1,692	10.2%
Manufacturing	1,648	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,273	7.7%
Public administration	977	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	945	5.7%
Other services	736	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	710	4.3%
Construction	690	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	528	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	462	2.8%
Finance and insurance	440	2.7%
Wholesale trade	406	2.5%
Utilities	230	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	204	1.2%
Information	155	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	119	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	28	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	746	1.67%
Puerto Rican	3	0.01%
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	26	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	26	0.06%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	233	0.52%
Chinese	112	0.25%
Filipino	19	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	40,351	97.1%
Spanish	748	1.8%
Other Indo-European	228	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	62	0.1%
Chinese	57	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	55	0.1%
German, other Germanic	43	0.1%
Other	20	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	8,060	18.1%
English	1,540	3.5%
Irish	1,186	2.7%
German	702	1.6%
Italian	552	1.2%
African	466	1.0%
European	313	0.7%
French	195	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	184	0.4%
Scottish	109	0.2%
Polish	85	0.2%
Norwegian	78	0.2%
British	75	0.2%
Swedish	51	0.1%
Lebanese	46	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	44,491	99.7%
Not a citizen	113	0.3%

Native	44,246	99.2%
Foreign-born	358	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,366	8.1%	3,481	11.8%	9,253	31.5%	8,228	28.0%	3,818	13.0%	2,234	7.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,366	8.1%
9-12 Years	3,481	11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,253	31.5%
Some College	8,228	28.0%
Bach. Degree	3,818	13.0%
Grad Degree	2,234	7.6%
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	28,927	25,920	3,007	10.4%	7.6%
1991	28,638	25,415	3,223	11.3%	8.4%
1992	27,739	24,376	3,363	12.1%	8.0%
1993	27,911	24,858	3,053	10.9%	6.7%
1994	29,766	26,629	3,137	10.5%	6.3%
1995	29,258	26,301	2,957	10.1%	6.2%
1996	29,026	26,141	2,885	9.9%	6.0%
1997	28,780	26,159	2,621	9.1%	5.7%
1998	28,454	25,881	2,573	9.0%	5.3%
1999	26,998	24,449	2,549	9.4%	5.1%

2000	25,944	23,973	1,971	7.6%	5.3%
2001	25,041	22,785	2,256	9.0%	5.5%
2002	24,669	22,171	2,498	10.1%	6.4%
2003	24,599	22,455	2,144	8.7%	6.1%
2004	24,208	21,915	2,293	9.5%	6.1%
2005	23,181	20,578	2,603	11.2%	7.6%
2006	21,955	19,955	2,000	9.1%	6.4%
2007	21,888	20,031	1,857	8.5%	6.2%
2008	22,119	20,009	2,110	9.5%	6.7%
2009	21,376	18,505	2,871	13.4%	9.4%

2010	20,957	17,729	3,228	15.4%	10.1%
2011	21,203	17,981	3,222	15.2%	9.8%
2012	20,215	17,333	2,882	14.3%	8.8%
2013	19,122	16,358	2,764	14.5%	8.5%
2014	18,315	15,998	2,317	12.7%	7.6%
2015	17,998	16,125	1,873	10.4%	6.5%
2016	17,691	16,068	1,623	9.2%	5.9%
2017	17,739	16,439	1,300	7.3%	5.2%
2018	17,252	16,050	1,202	7.0%	5.0%
2019	16,251	14,950	1,301	8.0%	5.5%

2020	16,182	14,397	1,785	11.0%	8.1%
2021	15,700	14,438	1,262	8.0%	5.5%
2022	14,729	13,881	848	5.8%	3.9%
2023	14,198	13,496	702	4.9%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	20,927
Median Value	$93,000

Occupied	17,290	82.6%
Vacant	3,637	17.4%

Owned	9,986	57.8%
Rented	7,304	42.2%
Median Rent	$756

Single-Family Units	15,398	73.6%
Detached	15,144	72.4%
Attached	254	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,267	10.8%
Mobile Homes	1,795	8.6%

Washington County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, MS