Mississippi County, MO Demographic Data
Mississippi County, MO Summary
Mississippi County is located in Missouri
- Population: 14,231
- Area: 428.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 411.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 17.18 sq. miles
- Population Density: 33.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 305.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mississippi County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,544
46%
50.8
Male
7,568
54%
49.2
Total Population
14,112
323,128,000
Mississippi County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
848
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
889
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
973
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
888
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
649
4.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,989
14.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,931
13.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,923
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
920
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
774
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,394
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
648
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
286
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,942
77.5%
77.2
Female
5,010
45.8%
51.3
Male
5,932
54.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,415
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,778
19.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,328
16.5%
15.2
Female
1,306
56.1%
55.8
Male
1,022
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Mississippi County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,835
98.0%
96.8
White
10,359
73.4%
72.6
Black or African American
3,348
23.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
107
0.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
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
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
5
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
16
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
277
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
268
1.9%
17.8
Mexican
158
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
88
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
11
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,844
98.1%
82.2
Mississippi County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,089
11.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,591
16.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,859
39.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,935
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
265
2.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
812
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
314
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,680
27.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,185
72.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,126
11.4%
31.2
Mississippi County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,753
32.9%
33.7%
Now Married
4,742
41.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,644
14.4%
11.0%
Separated
331
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
932
8.2
5.8%
Mississippi County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,201
99.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
63
0.5%
21.6%
Spanish
53
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Mississippi County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
585
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
687
13.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
943
18.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
674
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
617
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
883
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
360
7.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
226
4.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
87
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
63
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
29,214
57,617
Per capita income
17,049
31,128
Mississippi County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
418
8.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
351
7.1%
9.8
Construction
293
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,128
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
164
3.3%
6.6
Information
14
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
623
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
280
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
275
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
293
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
709
14.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
316
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
104
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
632
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,149
23.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
922
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,102
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,163
23.4%
18.1%
Mississippi County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,912
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,795
77.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
766
15.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
0.3%
5.1
Walked
160
3.3%
2.7
Other means
32
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
144
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.9
26.6
Mississippi County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
537
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,740
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,166
42.3%
37.1
3 or more
682
13.3%
21.0
Mississippi County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,125
89.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,018
58.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,107
41.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
588
10.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Mississippi County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,713
1 room
18
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
148
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
489
8.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,269
22.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,365
23.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,187
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
524
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
353
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
360
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mississippi County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,713
1-unit, detached
4,535
79.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
40
0.7%
5.9
2-units
400
7.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
175
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
55
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
9
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
58
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
441
7.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mississippi County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
663
11.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
585
10.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
586
10.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
974
17.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,206
21.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
606
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
627
11.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
379
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
87
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mississippi County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,562
50.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
619
12.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,903
37.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
15
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.1%
1.1
Mississippi County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,445
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
0.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
25
1.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
130
9.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
158
10.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
339
23.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
788
54.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
669
47.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
197
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
101
7.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
322
22.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Mississippi County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,794
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
26
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
54
3.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
724
40.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
990
55.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
313
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
578
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
202
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
198
11.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
198
11.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
285
16.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
6.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
760
43.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
360
0.0%
0.0%
Mississippi County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,018
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,042
34.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,104
36.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
359
11.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
266
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
206
6.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
24
0.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
17
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
71,600
205,000
