Living in Harrison County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 35,700 households are located in Harrison County School District area. Among them, 13,054 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.22 people. The total number of children in the region is 31,358 and 24,818 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (1,303) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (5,040) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Harrison County School District, Mississippi
Household	35,700
Population	97,803
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	13,054 (37%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	31,358
Total Students	24,818
Pre-Kindergarten	1,694
Kindergarten	1,335
Grade 1-8	11,507
Grade 9-12	5,410
College/Graduate School	4,872
Veterans	71,854
Non-citizen	1,303
Non-English Home Language	5,040
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

76,012 residents are over the age of 16 and 48,704 people are in labor force. Among them, 47,433 people are in civilian labor force and 1,271 are in armed labor force. 43,337 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Harrison County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,578	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	37,792	86.72%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,826	8.78%
Public transportation	57	0.13%
Walked	353	0.81%
Other method	518	1.19%
Worked from home	1,032	2.37%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,337	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,076	30.17%
Service	9,706	22.40%
Sales and office	9,390	21.67%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,361	12.37%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,804	13.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,337	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	389	0.90%
Construction	3,210	7.41%
Manufacturing	3,362	7.76%
Wholesale trade	987	2.28%
Retail trade	5,563	12.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,267	5.23%
Information	629	1.45%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,806	4.17%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,130	7.22%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,130	21.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,845	15.79%
Other services, except public administration	1,993	4.60%
Public administration	4,026	9.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,337	-
Private wage and salary workers	31,965	73.76%
Government workers	9,218	21.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,041	4.71%
Unpaid family workers	113	0.26%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,685 for the 35,700 households in Harrison County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $30,517. 82,193 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.12%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,700	-
Less than $10,000	2,373	6.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,827	5.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,226	11.84%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,446	9.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,476	15.34%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,602	18.49%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,560	12.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,978	13.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,472	4.12%
More than $200,000	740	2.07%
Median Household Income	$51,499	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,685	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	25,784	-
Less than $10,000	1,475	5.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	985	3.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,280	8.84%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,968	7.63%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,807	14.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,090	19.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,741	14.51%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,558	17.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,254	4.86%
More than $200,000	626	2.43%

Median Family Income	$59,872	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,936	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,517	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,778	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,778	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	96,556	-
With health insurance coverage	82,193	85.12%
Public coverage	34,916	36.16%
Private health insurance	60,073	62.22%
Without health insurance coverage	14,363	14.88%

Housing

There are 40,679 housing units in Harrison County School District area, Mississippi with 35,700 units (87.76%) occupied. 23,594 houses (66.09%) are occupied by owner and 12,106 houses (33.91%) are rented. The average housing value is $147,400 and the average rental cost is $921. 1,999 houses (4.91%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 705 houses (1.73%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,679	-
Occupied	35,700	87.76%
Owner Occupied	23,594	66.09%
Renter Occupied	12,106	33.91%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	27,655	67.98%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	573	1.41%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,134	15.08%
Mobile Homes	6,100	15.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	217	0.53%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,679	-
Built 2014 or later	1,999	4.91%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,945	7.24%
Built 2000 - 2009	12,407	30.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,113	19.94%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,327	13.10%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,602	13.77%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,473	6.08%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,108	2.72%
Built 1949 or earlier	705	1.73%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,679	-
1 room	245	0.60%
2 rooms	916	2.25%
3 rooms	2,766	6.80%
4 rooms	6,199	15.24%
5 rooms	10,401	25.57%
6 rooms	8,425	20.71%
7 rooms	5,369	13.20%
8 rooms	3,280	8.06%
9 rooms or more	3,078	7.57%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,679	-
no bedroom	261	0.64%
1 bedroom	2,308	5.67%
2 bedrooms	7,867	19.34%
3 bedrooms	22,977	56.48%
4 bedrooms	6,420	15.78%
5 bedrooms or more	846	2.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	23,594	-
Less than $50,000	2,286	9.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,460	18.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,283	22.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,856	20.58%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,451	18.86%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,697	7.19%
$500,000 - $999,999	475	2.01%
$1,000,000 or more	86	0.36%
Median House Value	$147,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,516	-
Less than $500	983	8.54%
$500 - $999	6,367	55.29%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,605	31.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	501	4.35%
$2,000 - $2,499	60	0.52%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$921	-

Demographic

A total of 98,721 people lives in Harrison County School District area, Mississippi with 48,500 male and 50,221 female. The males to female ratio is 49.13 to 50.87. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	98,721	-
Male	48,500	49.13%
Female	50,221	50.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	98,721	-
Under 5 years	6,877	6.97%
5 - 9 years	7,698	7.80%
10 - 14 years	6,511	6.60%
15 - 19 years	6,507	6.59%
20 - 24 years	6,494	6.58%
25 - 34 years	14,365	14.55%
35 - 44 years	13,403	13.58%
45 - 54 years	12,781	12.95%
55 - 59 years	6,140	6.22%
60 - 64 years	6,059	6.14%
65 - 74 years	7,490	7.59%
75 - 84 years	3,615	3.66%
85 years and older	781	0.79%
Median Age	35.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	98,721	-
One Race	95,971	97.21%
White	68,608	69.50%
Black or African American	23,546	23.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	840	0.85%
Asian	2,361	2.39%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.01%
Other	606	0.61%

Two or more races	2,750	2.79%
White and Black or African American	743	0.75%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	384	0.39%
White and Asian	653	0.66%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	297	0.30%

Living in Harrison County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic