Living in Simpson County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 9,486 households are located in Simpson County School District area. Among them, 3,210 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.36 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,633 and 6,944 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (101) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (420) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Simpson County School District, Mississippi
Household	9,486
Population	26,241
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,210 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,633
Total Students	6,944
Pre-Kindergarten	577
Kindergarten	453
Grade 1-8	2,990
Grade 9-12	1,447
College/Graduate School	1,477
Veterans	20,416
Non-citizen	101
Non-English Home Language	420
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

21,241 residents are over the age of 16 and 11,649 people are in labor force. Among them, 11,630 people are in civilian labor force and 19 are in armed labor force. 10,756 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.50%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,677	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,350	87.57%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	792	7.42%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	167	1.56%
Other method	167	1.56%
Worked from home	201	1.88%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,756	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,405	31.66%
Service	1,895	17.62%
Sales and office	2,088	19.41%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,501	13.96%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,867	17.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,756	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	408	3.79%
Construction	961	8.93%
Manufacturing	1,138	10.58%
Wholesale trade	337	3.13%
Retail trade	1,256	11.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	603	5.61%
Information	110	1.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	708	6.58%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	612	5.69%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,531	23.53%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,014	9.43%
Other services, except public administration	423	3.93%
Public administration	655	6.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,756	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,259	76.79%
Government workers	1,973	18.34%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	524	4.87%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,093 for the 9,486 households in Simpson County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $27,324. 22,601 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.88%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,486	-
Less than $10,000	561	5.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	809	8.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,525	16.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,005	10.59%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,440	15.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,793	18.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	648	6.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,115	11.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	183	1.93%
More than $200,000	407	4.29%
Median Household Income	$43,850	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,093	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,617	-
Less than $10,000	185	2.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	279	4.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	715	10.81%
$25,000 - $34,999	718	10.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,164	17.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,415	21.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	573	8.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,014	15.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	158	2.39%
More than $200,000	396	5.98%

Median Family Income	$51,477	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,427	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,324	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,968	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,968	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,317	-
With health insurance coverage	22,601	85.88%
Public coverage	11,734	44.59%
Private health insurance	14,083	53.51%
Without health insurance coverage	3,716	14.12%

Housing

There are 12,175 housing units in Simpson County School District area, Mississippi with 9,486 units (77.91%) occupied. 7,564 houses (79.74%) are occupied by owner and 1,922 houses (20.26%) are rented. The average housing value is $87,900 and the average rental cost is $660. 502 houses (4.12%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,021 houses (8.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,175	-
Occupied	9,486	77.91%
Owner Occupied	7,564	79.74%
Renter Occupied	1,922	20.26%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,538	70.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	25	0.21%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	678	5.57%
Mobile Homes	2,934	24.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,175	-
Built 2014 or later	502	4.12%
Built 2010 - 2013	403	3.31%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,935	15.89%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,061	16.93%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,535	12.61%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,444	20.07%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,379	11.33%
Built 1950 - 1959	895	7.35%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,021	8.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,175	-
1 room	127	1.04%
2 rooms	98	0.80%
3 rooms	856	7.03%
4 rooms	1,665	13.68%
5 rooms	3,553	29.18%
6 rooms	2,069	16.99%
7 rooms	1,848	15.18%
8 rooms	885	7.27%
9 rooms or more	1,074	8.82%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,175	-
no bedroom	127	1.04%
1 bedroom	426	3.50%
2 bedrooms	3,146	25.84%
3 bedrooms	6,758	55.51%
4 bedrooms	1,546	12.70%
5 bedrooms or more	172	1.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,564	-
Less than $50,000	2,083	27.54%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,221	29.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,188	15.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	863	11.41%
$200,000 - $299,999	595	7.87%
$300,000 - $499,999	455	6.02%
$500,000 - $999,999	18	0.24%
$1,000,000 or more	141	1.86%
Median House Value	$87,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,416	-
Less than $500	359	25.35%
$500 - $999	852	60.17%
$1,000 - $1,499	187	13.21%
$1,500 - $1,999	18	1.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$660	-

Demographic

A total of 26,888 people lives in Simpson County School District area, Mississippi with 12,997 male and 13,891 female. The males to female ratio is 48.34 to 51.66. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	26,888	-
Male	12,997	48.34%
Female	13,891	51.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,888	-
Under 5 years	1,529	5.69%
5 - 9 years	1,758	6.54%
10 - 14 years	2,026	7.53%
15 - 19 years	1,698	6.32%
20 - 24 years	1,652	6.14%
25 - 34 years	3,417	12.71%
35 - 44 years	3,152	11.72%
45 - 54 years	3,275	12.18%
55 - 59 years	1,897	7.06%
60 - 64 years	1,870	6.95%
65 - 74 years	2,676	9.95%
75 - 84 years	1,431	5.32%
85 years and older	507	1.89%
Median Age	39.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,888	-
One Race	26,629	99.04%
White	16,625	61.83%
Black or African American	9,851	36.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native	4	0.01%
Asian	149	0.55%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	259	0.96%
White and Black or African American	32	0.12%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.34%
White and Asian	27	0.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	37	0.14%

Living in Simpson County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic