Living in Hinds County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 17,629 households are located in Hinds County School District area. Among them, 5,805 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.13 people. The total number of children in the region is 13,973 and 13,528 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (280) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (679) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Hinds County School District, Mississippi
Household	17,629
Population	46,381
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,805 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	13,973
Total Students	13,528
Pre-Kindergarten	620
Kindergarten	658
Grade 1-8	5,124
Grade 9-12	2,891
College/Graduate School	4,235
Veterans	37,776
Non-citizen	280
Non-English Home Language	679
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

39,615 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,347 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,326 people are in civilian labor force and 21 are in armed labor force. 22,048 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,751	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	19,557	89.91%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,682	7.73%
Public transportation	24	0.11%
Walked	100	0.46%
Other method	43	0.20%
Worked from home	345	1.59%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,048	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,719	35.01%
Service	3,739	16.96%
Sales and office	4,994	22.65%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,364	10.72%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,232	14.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,048	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	234	1.06%
Construction	1,602	7.27%
Manufacturing	1,701	7.71%
Wholesale trade	809	3.67%
Retail trade	2,453	11.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,586	7.19%
Information	426	1.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,016	4.61%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,462	6.63%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,881	26.67%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,465	6.64%
Other services, except public administration	1,148	5.21%
Public administration	2,265	10.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,048	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,755	71.46%
Government workers	5,498	24.94%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	775	3.52%
Unpaid family workers	20	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,407 for the 17,629 households in Hinds County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $36,459. 43,459 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.24%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,629	-
Less than $10,000	996	5.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	821	4.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,548	8.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,662	9.43%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,456	13.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,240	18.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,661	15.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,747	15.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	936	5.31%
More than $200,000	562	3.19%
Median Household Income	$60,334	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,407	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,633	-
Less than $10,000	349	2.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	203	1.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	954	7.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,001	7.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,864	14.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,427	19.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,040	16.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,455	19.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	874	6.92%
More than $200,000	466	3.69%

Median Family Income	$70,081	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,841	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,459	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,838	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,838	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	47,632	-
With health insurance coverage	43,459	91.24%
Public coverage	15,499	32.54%
Private health insurance	34,189	71.78%
Without health insurance coverage	4,173	8.76%

Housing

There are 19,888 housing units in Hinds County School District area, Mississippi with 17,629 units (88.64%) occupied. 14,353 houses (81.42%) are occupied by owner and 3,276 houses (18.58%) are rented. The average housing value is $149,700 and the average rental cost is $1,022. 459 houses (2.31%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 851 houses (4.28%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,888	-
Occupied	17,629	88.64%
Owner Occupied	14,353	81.42%
Renter Occupied	3,276	18.58%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,916	75.00%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6	0.03%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,838	9.24%
Mobile Homes	3,074	15.46%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	54	0.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,888	-
Built 2014 or later	459	2.31%
Built 2010 - 2013	715	3.60%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,118	25.73%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,675	23.51%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,434	17.27%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,799	14.07%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,064	5.35%
Built 1950 - 1959	773	3.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	851	4.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,888	-
1 room	84	0.42%
2 rooms	343	1.72%
3 rooms	777	3.91%
4 rooms	2,444	12.29%
5 rooms	5,718	28.75%
6 rooms	4,677	23.52%
7 rooms	2,390	12.02%
8 rooms	1,725	8.67%
9 rooms or more	1,730	8.70%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,888	-
no bedroom	104	0.52%
1 bedroom	591	2.97%
2 bedrooms	2,838	14.27%
3 bedrooms	11,950	60.09%
4 bedrooms	3,683	18.52%
5 bedrooms or more	722	3.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,353	-
Less than $50,000	1,163	8.10%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,485	17.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,553	24.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,755	19.19%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,960	20.62%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,100	7.66%
$500,000 - $999,999	254	1.77%
$1,000,000 or more	83	0.58%
Median House Value	$149,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,709	-
Less than $500	373	13.77%
$500 - $999	917	33.85%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,300	47.99%
$1,500 - $1,999	54	1.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	65	2.40%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,022	-

Demographic

A total of 48,311 people lives in Hinds County School District area, Mississippi with 23,697 male and 24,614 female. The males to female ratio is 49.05 to 50.95. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	48,311	-
Male	23,697	49.05%
Female	24,614	50.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	48,311	-
Under 5 years	1,959	4.05%
5 - 9 years	2,551	5.28%
10 - 14 years	3,501	7.25%
15 - 19 years	4,204	8.70%
20 - 24 years	3,351	6.94%
25 - 34 years	5,392	11.16%
35 - 44 years	5,833	12.07%
45 - 54 years	7,101	14.70%
55 - 59 years	3,709	7.68%
60 - 64 years	3,120	6.46%
65 - 74 years	4,904	10.15%
75 - 84 years	1,857	3.84%
85 years and older	829	1.72%
Median Age	40.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	48,311	-
One Race	48,102	99.57%
White	18,887	39.09%
Black or African American	28,730	59.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	149	0.31%
Asian	147	0.30%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	189	0.39%

Two or more races	209	0.43%
White and Black or African American	110	0.23%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	19	0.04%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.03%

Living in Hinds County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic