Living in Lowndes County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 9,932 households are located in Lowndes County School District area. Among them, 3,499 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.18 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,890 and 7,115 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (272) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (734) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lowndes County School District, Mississippi
Household	9,932
Population	27,236
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,499 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,890
Total Students	7,115
Pre-Kindergarten	516
Kindergarten	537
Grade 1-8	3,064
Grade 9-12	1,603
College/Graduate School	1,395
Veterans	20,270
Non-citizen	272
Non-English Home Language	734
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

21,409 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,460 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,159 people are in civilian labor force and 301 are in armed labor force. 12,331 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,502	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,956	87.63%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	799	6.39%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	4	0.03%
Other method	151	1.21%
Worked from home	592	4.74%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,331	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,862	31.32%
Service	1,852	15.02%
Sales and office	2,483	20.14%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,711	13.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,423	19.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,331	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	202	1.64%
Construction	961	7.79%
Manufacturing	2,108	17.10%
Wholesale trade	328	2.66%
Retail trade	1,239	10.05%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	822	6.67%
Information	94	0.76%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	582	4.72%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	581	4.71%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,829	22.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	969	7.86%
Other services, except public administration	871	7.06%
Public administration	745	6.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,331	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,505	77.08%
Government workers	2,210	17.92%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	601	4.87%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,517 for the 9,932 households in Lowndes County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $36,136. 24,011 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.06%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,932	-
Less than $10,000	725	7.30%
$10,000 - $14,999	473	4.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	872	8.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	889	8.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,099	11.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,879	18.92%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,785	17.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,313	13.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	585	5.89%
More than $200,000	312	3.14%
Median Household Income	$61,457	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,517	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,409	-
Less than $10,000	310	4.18%
$10,000 - $14,999	232	3.13%
$15,000 - $24,999	455	6.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	601	8.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	802	10.82%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,412	19.06%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,560	21.06%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,200	16.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	590	7.96%
More than $200,000	247	3.33%

Median Family Income	$73,361	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,568	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,136	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,398	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,398	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,960	-
With health insurance coverage	24,011	89.06%
Public coverage	7,727	28.66%
Private health insurance	18,946	70.27%
Without health insurance coverage	2,949	10.94%

Housing

There are 11,767 housing units in Lowndes County School District area, Mississippi with 9,932 units (84.41%) occupied. 7,843 houses (78.97%) are occupied by owner and 2,089 houses (21.03%) are rented. The average housing value is $139,400 and the average rental cost is $723. 556 houses (4.73%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 369 houses (3.14%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,767	-
Occupied	9,932	84.41%
Owner Occupied	7,843	78.97%
Renter Occupied	2,089	21.03%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,985	76.36%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	95	0.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	364	3.09%
Mobile Homes	2,290	19.46%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	33	0.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,767	-
Built 2014 or later	556	4.73%
Built 2010 - 2013	351	2.98%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,068	17.57%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,398	20.38%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,351	19.98%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,225	18.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	994	8.45%
Built 1950 - 1959	455	3.87%
Built 1949 or earlier	369	3.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,767	-
1 room	101	0.86%
2 rooms	110	0.93%
3 rooms	216	1.84%
4 rooms	1,567	13.32%
5 rooms	2,957	25.13%
6 rooms	3,470	29.49%
7 rooms	1,498	12.73%
8 rooms	807	6.86%
9 rooms or more	1,041	8.85%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,767	-
no bedroom	101	0.86%
1 bedroom	373	3.17%
2 bedrooms	2,058	17.49%
3 bedrooms	7,028	59.73%
4 bedrooms	1,886	16.03%
5 bedrooms or more	321	2.73%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,843	-
Less than $50,000	812	10.35%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,702	21.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,736	22.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,573	20.06%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,200	15.30%
$300,000 - $499,999	739	9.42%
$500,000 - $999,999	60	0.77%
$1,000,000 or more	21	0.27%
Median House Value	$139,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,701	-
Less than $500	302	17.75%
$500 - $999	912	53.62%
$1,000 - $1,499	404	23.75%
$1,500 - $1,999	75	4.41%
$2,000 - $2,499	8	0.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$723	-

Demographic

A total of 27,288 people lives in Lowndes County School District area, Mississippi with 13,561 male and 13,727 female. The males to female ratio is 49.70 to 50.30. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	27,288	-
Male	13,561	49.70%
Female	13,727	50.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,288	-
Under 5 years	1,784	6.54%
5 - 9 years	1,985	7.27%
10 - 14 years	1,755	6.43%
15 - 19 years	1,810	6.63%
20 - 24 years	1,651	6.05%
25 - 34 years	3,596	13.18%
35 - 44 years	3,411	12.50%
45 - 54 years	3,657	13.40%
55 - 59 years	2,352	8.62%
60 - 64 years	1,556	5.70%
65 - 74 years	2,182	8.00%
75 - 84 years	1,301	4.77%
85 years and older	248	0.91%
Median Age	37.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,288	-
One Race	27,100	99.31%
White	19,003	69.64%
Black or African American	7,876	28.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.07%
Asian	135	0.49%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	66	0.24%

Two or more races	188	0.69%
White and Black or African American	132	0.48%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	24	0.09%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	22	0.08%

Living in Lowndes County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic