Living in Pontotoc County Schools Area

Living Summary

6,691

households

19,256

Total Population

$100,600

Average House Value

$707

Average Housing Rent

$44,126

Average Household Income

81.98%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

3,573

Total Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

15 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

55%

Percent Proficient - Math

44%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,691 households are located in Pontotoc County Schools area. Among them, 2,419 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.40 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,617 and 4,864 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (491) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (1,156) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Pontotoc County Schools, Mississippi
Household	6,691
Population	19,256
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,419 (36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,617
Total Students	4,864
Pre-Kindergarten	315
Kindergarten	205
Grade 1-8	2,131
Grade 9-12	1,265
College/Graduate School	948
Veterans	14,240
Non-citizen	491
Non-English Home Language	1,156
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

14,829 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,920 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,918 people are in civilian labor force and 2 are in armed labor force. 8,431 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Pontotoc County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,298	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,359	88.68%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	745	8.98%
Public transportation	10	0.12%
Walked	32	0.39%
Other method	127	1.53%
Worked from home	25	0.30%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,431	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,163	25.66%
Service	1,143	13.56%
Sales and office	1,461	17.33%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	825	9.79%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,839	33.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,431	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	108	1.28%
Construction	573	6.80%
Manufacturing	2,503	29.69%
Wholesale trade	181	2.15%
Retail trade	1,076	12.76%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	566	6.71%
Information	133	1.58%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	225	2.67%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	392	4.65%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,803	21.39%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	229	2.72%
Other services, except public administration	374	4.44%
Public administration	268	3.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,431	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,733	79.86%
Government workers	1,167	13.84%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	515	6.11%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,708 for the 6,691 households in Pontotoc County Schools area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $29,531. 15,785 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 81.98%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,691	-
Less than $10,000	399	5.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	459	6.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	880	13.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	905	13.53%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,008	15.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,241	18.55%
$75,000 - $99,999	897	13.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	692	10.34%
$150,000 - $199,999	132	1.97%
More than $200,000	78	1.17%
Median Household Income	$44,126	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,708	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,974	-
Less than $10,000	210	4.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	136	2.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	444	8.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	741	14.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	757	15.22%
$50,000 - $74,999	958	19.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	861	17.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	684	13.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	132	2.65%
More than $200,000	51	1.03%

Median Family Income	$55,313	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,017	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,531	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,517	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,517	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,254	-
With health insurance coverage	15,785	81.98%
Public coverage	6,345	32.95%
Private health insurance	11,660	60.56%
Without health insurance coverage	3,469	18.02%

Housing

There are 7,775 housing units in Pontotoc County Schools area, Mississippi with 6,691 units (86.06%) occupied. 5,154 houses (77.03%) are occupied by owner and 1,537 houses (22.97%) are rented. The average housing value is $100,600 and the average rental cost is $707. 291 houses (3.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 592 houses (7.61%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,775	-
Occupied	6,691	86.06%
Owner Occupied	5,154	77.03%
Renter Occupied	1,537	22.97%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,067	65.17%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	14	0.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	244	3.14%
Mobile Homes	2,450	31.51%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,775	-
Built 2014 or later	291	3.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	192	2.47%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,434	18.44%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,797	23.11%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,229	15.81%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,118	14.38%
Built 1960 - 1969	669	8.60%
Built 1950 - 1959	453	5.83%
Built 1949 or earlier	592	7.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,775	-
1 room	129	1.66%
2 rooms	94	1.21%
3 rooms	268	3.45%
4 rooms	1,479	19.02%
5 rooms	2,350	30.23%
6 rooms	1,551	19.95%
7 rooms	871	11.20%
8 rooms	523	6.73%
9 rooms or more	510	6.56%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,775	-
no bedroom	129	1.66%
1 bedroom	242	3.11%
2 bedrooms	2,188	28.14%
3 bedrooms	3,921	50.43%
4 bedrooms	1,070	13.76%
5 bedrooms or more	225	2.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,154	-
Less than $50,000	1,295	25.13%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,264	24.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,034	20.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	768	14.90%
$200,000 - $299,999	611	11.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	159	3.08%
$500,000 - $999,999	12	0.23%
$1,000,000 or more	11	0.21%
Median House Value	$100,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,261	-
Less than $500	156	12.37%
$500 - $999	1,008	79.94%
$1,000 - $1,499	97	7.69%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$707	-

Demographic

A total of 19,256 people lives in Pontotoc County Schools area, Mississippi with 9,230 male and 10,026 female. The males to female ratio is 47.93 to 52.07. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	19,256	-
Male	9,230	47.93%
Female	10,026	52.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,256	-
Under 5 years	1,252	6.50%
5 - 9 years	1,456	7.56%
10 - 14 years	1,303	6.77%
15 - 19 years	1,463	7.60%
20 - 24 years	1,053	5.47%
25 - 34 years	2,234	11.60%
35 - 44 years	2,506	13.01%
45 - 54 years	2,857	14.84%
55 - 59 years	1,252	6.50%
60 - 64 years	1,064	5.53%
65 - 74 years	1,573	8.17%
75 - 84 years	840	4.36%
85 years and older	403	2.09%
Median Age	38.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,256	-
One Race	18,972	98.53%
White	16,235	84.31%
Black or African American	1,817	9.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.03%
Asian	0	0.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	915	4.75%

Two or more races	284	1.47%
White and Black or African American	218	1.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	32	0.17%
White and Asian	2	0.01%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%