2024 population: 211,975 ( 15,764 from 2020)
Land area: 869.8 square miles
Population density: 243.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	47,982	22.64%	10.5%
Black:	154,857	73.05%	6.5%
Indian:	133	0.06%	17.4%
Asian:	1,978	0.93%	17.7%
2+ races:	1,964	0.93%	3.8%
Hispanic:	5,061	2.39%	11.6%

Total non-White:	163,993	77.36%	5.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,371	12.5
Deaths:	11,381	12.5
Net Migration:	-17,670	-19.4
Net Immigration:	1,957	2.1

Change in White population:	-5,651	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-10,113	-4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
227,739
53,633	23.55%
165,687	72.75%
161	0.07%
1,681	0.74%
2,042	0.90%
4,535	1.99%
174,106	76.45%

2010
245,285
68,609	27.97%
168,839	68.83%
343	0.14%
1,880	0.77%
1,833	0.75%
3,630	1.48%
176,676	72.03%

2000
250,800
92,804	37.00%
152,652	60.87%
280	0.11%
1,516	0.60%
1,417	0.56%
1,978	0.79%
157,996	63.00%

1990
254,441
122,596	48.18%
129,308	50.82%
197	0.08%
1,299	0.51%
n/a
1,041	0.41%
131,845	51.82%

1980
250,998
135,704	54.07%
112,047	44.64%
154	0.06%
829	0.33%
n/a
2,124	0.85%
115,294	45.93%

1970
214,973
130,186	60.56%
83,803	38.98%
144	0.07%
102	0.05%
n/a
669	0.31%
84,787	39.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
30,057	12.3
19,543	8.0
-26,317	-10.7
2,100	0.9

-14,976	-6.1
-2,570	-1.0

Number	Rate
2000's
36,419	14.5
18,937	7.6
-20,610	-8.2
1,178	0.5

-24,195	-9.6
18,680	7.4

Number	Rate
1990's
41,412	16.3
23,722	9.3
-27,025	-10.6
1,236	0.5

-29,792	-11.7
26,151	10.3

Number	Rate
1980's
45,077	18.0
21,117	8.4
-18,046	-7.2
n/a

-13,108	-5.2
16,551	6.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,512	3.5
n/a

5,518	2.6
30,507	14.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Hinds 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
36.1
53,524	25.3%
158,451	74.7%
34,512	16.3%

89,585
2.43

54,269	60.6%
29,508	54.4%
10,380	19.1%
35,316	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
65,043	26.5%
180,242	73.5%
26,551	10.8%

91,351
2.60

60,612	66.4%
32,410	53.5%
12,953	21.4%
30,739	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.2
69,938	27.9%
180,862	72.1%
27,508	11.0%

91,073
2.64

62,818	69.0%
38,232	60.9%
12,221	19.5%
28,255	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
70,861	27.8%
183,580	72.2%
28,521	11.2%

90,588
2.71

64,399	71.1%
44,634	69.3%
10,020	15.6%
26,189	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
75,752	30.2%
175,246	69.8%
24,143	9.6%

86,131
2.82

63,570	73.8%
48,230	75.9%
8,250	13.0%
22,561	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Hinds County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,147	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,976	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,094	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,811	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,181	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,673	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,506	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,401	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,720	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,176	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,032	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,429	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,843	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,190	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,664	4.1%
$200,000 or more	3,742	4.2%

Median Household Income	48,596
Per Capita Income	27,943

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	109
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,532	8.4%
Public Assistance	2,323	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,120	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	91,595	64.2%
Unemployed	7,808	5.5%
In Armed Forces	380	0.3%

Total Labor Force	99,783	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	42,983	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,223	29,339	51.6%
Non-Profit	2,562	5,028	33.8%
Self-Employed	4,762	3,015	61.2%

Local Government	2,558	3,594	41.6%
State Government	4,268	8,375	33.8%
Federal Government	1,358	2,785	32.8%

Total Private + Self	35,985	32,354	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,746	19,782	35.2%
Total	46,731	52,136	47.3%

Pct. Govt.	23.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,255	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,593	19.8%
Professional, Technical	23,498	23.7%
Service Occupations	20,208	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	214	0.2%
All others	23,453	23.7%

White Collar		55.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,176	17.3%
Retail trade	11,492	11.6%
Educational services	10,172	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	8,639	8.7%
Public administration	8,021	8.1%
Manufacturing	7,805	7.9%
Other services	5,708	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	5,136	5.2%
Construction	5,130	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,521	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,968	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,585	3.6%
Wholesale trade	2,164	2.2%
Information	1,524	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,308	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,243	1.3%
Utilities	811	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	430	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	112	0.1%
Management	62	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,034	0.90%
Puerto Rican	371	0.16%
Cuban	109	0.05%
Dominican	131	0.06%

Total Central American	494	0.22%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	43	0.02%
Honduran	422	0.19%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	11	0.00%
Salvadoran	18	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	236	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	80	0.04%
Ecuadorian	18	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	138	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	206	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	693	0.31%
Chinese	383	0.17%
Vietnamese	229	0.10%
Korean	135	0.06%
Thai	72	0.03%
Filipino	71	0.03%
Burmese	11	0.00%
Japanese	8	0.00%
Cambodian	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	205,942	96.9%
Spanish	3,629	1.7%
Other Indo-European	846	0.4%
Other	394	0.2%
Chinese	369	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	234	0.1%
Other Asian	229	0.1%
Vietnamese	226	0.1%
German, other Germanic	207	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	10,273	4.5%
English	8,356	3.7%
Irish	7,227	3.2%
German	5,047	2.2%
African	2,602	1.1%
European	2,461	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,062	0.9%
French	1,806	0.8%
Scottish	1,788	0.8%
Italian	1,234	0.5%
British	681	0.3%
Polish	593	0.3%
Nigerian	460	0.2%
Dutch	415	0.2%
Swedish	405	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	224,228	99.0%
Not a citizen	2,313	1.0%

Native	222,845	98.4%
Foreign-born	3,696	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,342	3.6%	10,997	7.4%	33,959	23.0%	51,147	34.6%	26,376	17.9%	19,894	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,342	3.6%
9-12 Years	10,997	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,959	23.0%
Some College	51,147	34.6%
Bach. Degree	26,376	17.9%
Grad Degree	19,894	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	128,019	120,878	7,141	5.6%	7.6%
1991	127,284	119,478	7,806	6.1%	8.4%
1992	126,578	118,867	7,711	6.1%	8.0%
1993	126,670	119,640	7,030	5.5%	6.7%
1994	127,624	121,494	6,130	4.8%	6.3%
1995	127,535	121,894	5,641	4.4%	6.2%
1996	128,648	123,573	5,075	3.9%	6.0%
1997	128,004	122,826	5,178	4.0%	5.7%
1998	128,829	123,671	5,158	4.0%	5.3%
1999	126,309	121,070	5,239	4.1%	5.1%

2000	122,075	116,000	6,075	5.0%	5.3%
2001	122,576	116,686	5,890	4.8%	5.5%
2002	120,302	113,588	6,714	5.6%	6.4%
2003	121,786	115,265	6,521	5.4%	6.1%
2004	124,260	117,391	6,869	5.5%	6.1%
2005	122,098	114,075	8,023	6.6%	7.6%
2006	117,493	111,034	6,459	5.5%	6.4%
2007	116,961	110,451	6,510	5.6%	6.2%
2008	115,473	108,551	6,922	6.0%	6.7%
2009	113,484	104,252	9,232	8.1%	9.4%

2010	114,138	103,236	10,902	9.6%	10.1%
2011	118,621	107,566	11,055	9.3%	9.8%
2012	116,938	106,870	10,068	8.6%	8.8%
2013	110,799	101,471	9,328	8.4%	8.5%
2014	107,739	99,866	7,873	7.3%	7.6%
2015	108,864	102,227	6,637	6.1%	6.5%
2016	109,481	103,402	6,079	5.6%	5.9%
2017	109,099	103,668	5,431	5.0%	5.2%
2018	106,987	101,801	5,186	4.8%	5.0%
2019	105,466	99,796	5,670	5.4%	5.5%

2020	104,391	94,636	9,755	9.3%	8.1%
2021	102,062	95,905	6,157	6.0%	5.5%
2022	101,741	97,738	4,003	3.9%	3.9%
2023	100,930	97,816	3,114	3.1%	3.2%
2024	97,947	94,820	3,127	3.2%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	106,047
Median Value	$141,600

Occupied	89,585	84.5%
Vacant	16,462	15.5%

Owned	51,765	57.8%
Rented	37,820	42.2%
Median Rent	$1,004

Single-Family Units	74,987	70.7%
Detached	72,604	68.5%
Attached	2,383	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,767	18.6%
Mobile Homes	4,041	3.8%

Hinds County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hinds County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Hinds County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hinds County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hinds County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Hinds County, MS