Tippah County, MS Demographic Data
Tippah County, MS Summary
Tippah County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 22,107
- Area: 459.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 457.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 48.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 538.06 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tippah County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,242
51%
50.8
Male
10,819
49%
49.2
Total Population
22,061
323,128,000
Tippah County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,340
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,685
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,506
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,572
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,467
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,308
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,905
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,067
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,311
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,378
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,146
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,092
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
284
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,586
75.2%
77.2
Female
8,548
51.5%
51.3
Male
8,038
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,561
70.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,142
18.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,522
16.0%
15.2
Female
1,970
55.9%
55.8
Male
1,552
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Tippah County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,815
98.9%
96.8
White
17,821
80.8%
72.6
Black or African American
3,741
17.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
13
0.1%
0.8
Asian
75
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
15
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
40
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
3
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
13
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
12
0.1%
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
12
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
153
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
246
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,050
4.8%
17.8
Mexican
841
3.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
83
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
32
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
94
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,011
95.2%
82.2
Tippah County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,416
9.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,893
13.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,924
34.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,122
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,158
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,270
8.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
708
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,309
22.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,182
77.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,978
13.7%
31.2
Tippah County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,930
22.4%
33.7%
Now Married
10,163
58.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,888
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
498
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,051
6.0
5.8%
Tippah County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,815
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
906
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
831
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
21
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
35
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
19
0.1%
1.1%
Tippah County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
836
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
751
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,298
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,110
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,210
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,667
19.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
706
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
567
6.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
118
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
137
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
37,109
57,617
Per capita income
19,453
31,128
Tippah County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
266
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
366
4.2%
9.8
Construction
570
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,775
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
489
5.6%
6.6
Information
120
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,471
28.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
389
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
350
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
303
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,087
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
365
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
201
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
825
9.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,195
25.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,743
31.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,051
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
938
10.7%
18.1%
Tippah County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,584
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,459
86.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
661
7.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
90
1.0%
2.7
Other means
83
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
289
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.5
26.6
Tippah County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
552
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,225
26.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,393
40.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,230
26.5%
21.0
Tippah County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,400
86.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,343
75.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,057
24.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,331
13.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Tippah County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,731
1 room
120
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
74
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
312
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,823
18.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,891
29.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,885
19.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,095
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
912
9.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
619
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tippah County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,731
1-unit, detached
6,813
70.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
161
1.7%
5.9
2-units
145
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
131
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
127
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
25
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
32
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,297
23.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tippah County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
489
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
452
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
784
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,191
12.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,337
13.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,927
19.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,151
22.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,257
12.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
140
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3
0.0%
1.4%
Tippah County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,102
48.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
917
10.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,966
35.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
365
4.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
50
0.6%
1.1
Tippah County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,872
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
76
2.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
79
2.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
250
8.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
297
10.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
605
21.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,565
54.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,293
45.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
265
9.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
229
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
215
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
853
29.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Tippah County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,819
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
6
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
1.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
772
42.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,019
56.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
238
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
537
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
458
26.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
192
10.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
182
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
261
14.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
120
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
546
31.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
298
0.0%
0.0%
Tippah County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,343
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,693
26.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,131
33.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,005
15.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
856
13.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
437
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
190
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,700
205,000
