Tishomingo County, MS

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2020 Population

19,396

0.231% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

43.2

1.65% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

20.2%

2.38% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$38,302

1.65% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$97,000

10.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Tishomingo County, MS had a population of 19.4k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $38,302. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Tishomingo County, MS declined from 19,441 to 19,396, a −0.231% decrease and its median household income grew from $37,681 to $38,302, a 1.65% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tishomingo County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.77%), White (Hispanic) (1.81%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.7%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.27%).

None of the households in Tishomingo County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Tishomingo County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Tishomingo County, MS was $97,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

Most people in Tishomingo County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Tishomingo County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Tishomingo County, MS borders Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Alcorn County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, and Hardin County, TN.

Population & Diversity

Tishomingo County, MS is home to a population of 19.4k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.53% of Tishomingo County, MS residents were born outside of the country (296 people).

In 2020, there were 33.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.9k people) in Tishomingo County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 537 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 351 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%

2020 Citizenship

99.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 98.5% of Tishomingo County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Tishomingo County, MS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tishomingo County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tishomingo County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.9k ± 184
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
537 ± 86
White (Hispanic)
351 ± 135

3.25%

Hispanic Population

631 people

3.25% of the people in Tishomingo County, MS are hispanic (631 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tishomingo County, MS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.53%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

296 people

0.432%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

84 people

As of 2020, 1.53% of Tishomingo County, MS residents (296 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tishomingo County, MS was 0.432%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tishomingo County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
454 ± 140
Gulf War (2001-)
200 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
115 ± 96

Tishomingo County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tishomingo County, MS employs 7.8k people. The largest industries in Tishomingo County, MS are Manufacturing (2,522 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (886 people), and Retail Trade (814 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,407), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,703), and Utilities ($51,789).

Employment

Occupations

7.8k

2020 Value

± 679

1.31%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Tishomingo County, MS grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 7.7k employees to 7.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tishomingo County, MS, are Production Occupations (1,273 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (743 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (696 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tishomingo County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.8k

2020 Value

± 679

1.31%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Tishomingo County, MS grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 7.7k employees to 7.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tishomingo County, MS, are Manufacturing (2,522 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (886 people), and Retail Trade (814 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tishomingo County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Tishomingo County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,530

Median earning men ± $4,029

$23,757

Median earning women ± $3,361

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($107,109), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,737), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,479).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,429), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,045), and Public Administration ($31,220).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

155
Manufacturing
104
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
100
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $30.5B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($25.1B) and Motorized vehicles ($12.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Mississippi products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$182B

2020 Value in Mississippi

$374B

Projected 2050 Value in Mississippi

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Mississippi trade was $182B. This is expected to increase 105% to $374B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Mississippi trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.

Most Common Trade Partners

Alabama
$21.9B
Louisiana
$11.4B
Tennessee
$10.5B

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Alabama with $21.9B, followed by Louisiana with $11.4B and Tennessee and $10.5B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Mississippi shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tishomingo County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 86.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.06%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (86.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.06%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tishomingo County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.876% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.697% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (691k), Some college (559k), and Secondary Education (417k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tishomingo County, MS was $97,000 in 2020, which is 0.422 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $88,100 to $97,000, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Tishomingo County, MS is 73.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Tishomingo County, MS have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tishomingo County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$97,000

Median Property Value 2020

±$8,782

$5,804

Median Property Taxes

±$505

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tishomingo County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tishomingo County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.1%

Homeownership

2020

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 73.1% of the housing units in Tishomingo County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tishomingo County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9502

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Tishomingo County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,302

Median Household Income

± $3,254

7.94k

Number of Households

± 675

In 2020, the median household income of the 7.94k households in Tishomingo County, MS grew to $38,302 from the previous year's value of $37,681.

The following chart displays the households in Tishomingo County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tishomingo County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.445

2019 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2020, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.17% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (89.6%)
Carpooled (8.58%)
Worked At Home (1.33%)

In 2020, 89.6% of workers in Tishomingo County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.58%) and those who worked at home (1.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tishomingo County, MS have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Tishomingo County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tishomingo County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tishomingo County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tishomingo County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tishomingo County, MS (3.87k out of 19.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tishomingo County, MS is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.1% of the population of Tishomingo County, MS has health coverage, with 39.5% on employee plans, 18.5% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.81% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Mississippi was $7,646 in 2014. This is a 3.86% increase from the previous year ($7,362).

Primary care physicians in Tishomingo County, MS see 3242 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.461% decrease from the previous year (3257 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 19383 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 923 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Mississippi. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Mississippi, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,242 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tishomingo County, MS

Primary care physicians in Tishomingo County, MS see an average of 3,242 patients per year. This represents a 0.461% decrease from the previous year (3,257 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tishomingo County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Mississippi across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.9%

Uninsured

39.5%

Employer Coverage

18.5%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

1.81%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tishomingo County, MS grew by 1.24% from 13.7% to 13.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tishomingo County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 77 in Tishomingo County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Tishomingo County, MS.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.8% in Tishomingo County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Tishomingo County, MS.

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