Yazoo City, MS Demographic Data
Yazoo City, MS Summary
Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County in Mississippi
- Population: 11,524
- Area: 9.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,156.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 95.14 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Yazoo City, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,902
52%
50.8
Male
5,434
48%
49.2
Total Population
11,336
323,128,000
Yazoo City, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,095
9.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,078
9.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
881
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
820
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
833
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,757
15.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,171
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,385
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
569
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
432
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
553
4.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
538
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
224
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,780
68.6%
77.2
Female
4,150
53.3%
51.3
Male
3,630
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,358
64.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,587
14.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,315
11.6%
15.2
Female
851
64.7%
55.8
Male
464
35.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Yazoo City, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,162
98.5%
96.8
White
1,221
10.8%
72.6
Black or African American
9,845
86.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.0%
0.8
Asian
23
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
68
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
174
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
132
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
84
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
19
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,204
98.8%
82.2
Yazoo City, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
549
8.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,214
18.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,608
39.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,125
17.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
384
5.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
401
6.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
348
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,763
26.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,866
73.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
749
11.2%
31.2
Yazoo City, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,645
56.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,851
22.3%
47.5
Divorced
629
7.6%
11.0%
Separated
414
5.0%
2.0
Widowed
743
9.0
5.8%
Yazoo City, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,105
98.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
136
1.3%
21.6%
Spanish
128
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Yazoo City, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,205
30.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
454
11.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
783
19.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
353
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
475
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
364
9.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
229
5.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
121
3.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
0.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
0.2%
6.4
Median household income
20,038
57,617
Per capita income
11,352
31,128
Yazoo City, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
58
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
258
7.9%
9.8
Construction
167
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
791
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
129
3.9%
6.6
Information
36
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
522
16.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
181
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
83
2.5%
11.4
Public administration
472
14.4%
4.6
Retail trade
322
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
205
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
48
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
313
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
658
20.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
670
20.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
712
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
919
28.1%
18.1%
Yazoo City, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,182
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,629
82.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
381
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
50
1.6%
2.7
Other means
16
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
106
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Yazoo City, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
633
15.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,918
47.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,030
25.7%
37.1
3 or more
422
10.5%
21.0
Yazoo City, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,003
88.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,668
41.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,335
58.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
533
11.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Yazoo City, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,536
1 room
49
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
85
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
395
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
859
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,369
30.2%
19.8
6 rooms
847
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
469
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
274
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
189
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Yazoo City, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,536
1-unit, detached
2,771
61.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
48
1.1%
5.9
2-units
191
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
354
7.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
820
18.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
9
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
26
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
317
7.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Yazoo City, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
365
8.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
218
4.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
550
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
910
20.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,016
22.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
692
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
356
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
429
9.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Yazoo City, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,611
65.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
14
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,369
34.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.2%
1.1
Yazoo City, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
803
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.4%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.9%
20.1%
Less than $500
42
5.2%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
51
6.4%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
212
26.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
488
60.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
254
31.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
88
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
105
13.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
290
36.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Yazoo City, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,867
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
65
3.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
816
43.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
986
52.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
468
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
557
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
170
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
70
4.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
135
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
118
7.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
164
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
896
57.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
782
0.0%
0.0%
Yazoo City, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,668
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
471
28.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
803
48.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
192
11.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
132
7.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
31
1.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
21
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,600
205,000