2022 population: 17,543 ( 1,655 from 2010 , 166 from 2020)
Land area: 607.2 square miles
Population density: 28.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,644	49.27%	12.6%
Black:	8,140	46.40%	6.7%
Indian:	211	1.20%	1.9%
Asian:	67	0.38%	67.5%
2+ races:	165	0.94%	22.2%
Hispanic:	316	1.80%	71.7%

Total non-White:	8,899	50.73%	4.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	487	13.8
Deaths:	669	18.9
Net Migration:	18	0.5
Net Immigration:	-4	-0.1

Change in White population:	-1,247	-6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-408	-2.1

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
19,198
9,891	51.52%
8,729	45.47%
215	1.12%
40	0.21%
135	0.70%
184	0.96%
9,307	48.48%

2000
20,160
11,024	54.68%
8,687	43.09%
128	0.63%
16	0.08%
60	0.30%
243	1.21%
9,136	45.32%

1990
19,433
11,128	57.26%
8,124	41.81%
129	0.66%
16	0.08%
n/a
36	0.19%
8,305	42.74%

1980
19,474
11,658	59.86%
7,530	38.67%
111	0.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
175	0.90%
7,816	40.14%

1970
18,406
11,065	60.12%
7,198	39.11%
132	0.72%
11	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
7,341	39.88%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,539	12.6
2,049	10.2
-1,436	-7.1
192	1.0

-1,133	-5.6
171	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
2,528	13.0
2,276	11.7
-331	-1.7
1	0.0

-104	-0.5
831	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
3,108	16.0
2,247	11.5
-770	-4.0
n/a

-530	-2.7
489	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-579	-3.1
n/a

593	3.2
475	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Winston 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
41.9
3,894	22.2%
13,649	77.8%
3,777	21.5%

7,131
2.42

4,313	60.5%
2,699	62.6%
685	15.9%
2,818	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
4,789	24.9%
14,409	75.1%
3,171	16.5%

7,494
2.51

5,199	69.4%
3,317	63.8%
768	14.8%
2,295	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
5,400	26.8%
14,760	73.2%
3,054	15.1%

7,574
2.59

5,512	72.8%
3,822	69.3%
792	14.4%
2,062	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
5,740	29.5%
13,693	70.5%
2,980	15.3%

6,984
2.76

5,211	74.6%
3,856	74.0%
714	13.7%
1,773	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
6,251	32.1%
13,223	67.9%
2,931	15.1%

6,611
2.93

5,217	78.9%
4,353	83.4%
365	7.0%
1,394	21.1%

2022 Housing Data for Winston County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	459	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	553	7.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	572	8.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	506	7.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	355	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	468	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	324	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	300	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	218	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	708	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	724	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	706	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	470	6.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	337	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	177	2.5%
$200,000 or more	254	3.6%

Median Household Income	45,516
Per Capita Income	27,743

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	673	9.4%
Public Assistance	110	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,409	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,774	56.2%
Unemployed	479	4.7%
In Armed Forces	54	0.5%

Total Labor Force	6,307	61.4%
Not in Labor Force	3,970	38.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,552	2,005	56.0%
Non-Profit	93	53	63.7%
Self-Employed	445	182	71.0%

Local Government	166	200	45.4%
State Government	96	340	22.0%
Federal Government	150	246	37.9%

Total Private + Self	2,997	2,187	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	505	839	37.6%
Total	3,502	3,026	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	556	8.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,253	19.1%
Professional, Technical	1,113	17.0%
Service Occupations	1,130	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	128	2.0%
All others	2,495	38.1%

White Collar		44.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,547	23.6%
Health care and social assistance	788	12.0%
Retail trade	554	8.5%
Educational services	508	7.8%
Construction	448	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	363	5.5%
Public administration	342	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	333	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	330	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	317	4.8%
Other services	199	3.0%
Finance and insurance	155	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	148	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	138	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	99	1.5%
Wholesale trade	91	1.4%
Information	68	1.0%
Utilities	55	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	51	0.8%
Management	13	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	150	0.85%
Puerto Rican	15	0.08%
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	100	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	19	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,560	98.5%
Spanish	115	0.7%
Other	69	0.4%
Arabic	44	0.3%
Vietnamese	21	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,678	9.5%
American	1,483	8.4%
Irish	1,254	7.1%
German	490	2.8%
Scottish	343	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	152	0.9%
African	147	0.8%
Other Arab	73	0.4%
French	73	0.4%
Italian	73	0.4%
Dutch	71	0.4%
Lithuanian	47	0.3%
Welsh	46	0.3%
European	22	0.1%
Eastern European	21	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,720	99.9%
Not a citizen	21	0.1%

Native	17,701	99.8%
Foreign-born	40	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
613	5.0%	1,178	9.6%	4,543	36.8%	3,849	31.2%	1,492	12.1%	654	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	613	5.0%
9-12 Years	1,178	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,543	36.8%
Some College	3,849	31.2%
Bach. Degree	1,492	12.1%
Grad Degree	654	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,514	7,849	665	7.8%	7.6%
1991	8,439	7,352	1,087	12.9%	8.4%
1992	8,062	6,804	1,258	15.6%	8.0%
1993	7,920	6,988	932	11.8%	6.7%
1994	7,924	7,211	713	9.0%	6.3%
1995	7,679	7,183	496	6.5%	6.2%
1996	7,925	7,308	617	7.8%	6.0%
1997	8,000	7,219	781	9.8%	5.7%
1998	7,771	7,195	576	7.4%	5.3%
1999	7,715	7,222	493	6.4%	5.1%

2000	8,656	8,075	581	6.7%	5.3%
2001	8,112	7,322	790	9.7%	5.5%
2002	7,946	7,188	758	9.5%	6.4%
2003	7,839	7,230	609	7.8%	6.1%
2004	7,902	7,306	596	7.5%	6.1%
2005	7,987	7,382	605	7.6%	7.6%
2006	7,870	7,356	514	6.5%	6.4%
2007	7,962	7,431	531	6.7%	6.2%
2008	7,953	7,352	601	7.6%	6.7%
2009	7,598	6,335	1,263	16.6%	9.4%

2010	7,944	6,631	1,313	16.5%	10.1%
2011	8,015	6,970	1,045	13.0%	9.8%
2012	7,802	6,923	879	11.3%	8.8%
2013	7,391	6,581	810	11.0%	8.5%
2014	7,133	6,414	719	10.1%	7.6%
2015	7,065	6,474	591	8.4%	6.5%
2016	7,076	6,563	513	7.2%	5.9%
2017	7,209	6,764	445	6.2%	5.2%
2018	7,300	6,872	428	5.9%	5.0%
2019	7,436	6,976	460	6.2%	5.5%

2020	7,360	6,723	637	8.7%	8.1%
2021	7,241	6,806	435	6.0%	5.5%
2022	7,138	6,827	311	4.4%	3.9%
2023	7,054	6,814	240	3.4%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,228
Median Value	$110,100

Occupied	7,131	86.7%
Vacant	1,097	13.3%

Owned	5,096	71.5%
Rented	2,035	28.5%
Median Rent	$622

Single-Family Units	6,205	75.4%
Detached	6,193	75.3%
Attached	12	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	318	3.9%
Mobile Homes	1,285	15.6%

Winston County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Winston County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Winston County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Winston County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Winston County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Winston County, MS