Mississippi County, Arkansas

Mississippi County has a population of 39,126 and has shrunk 7.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $122,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $52,548.

Home price
$122,500
Income
$52,548
Population
39,126
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$122,500county
Median gross rent$830county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198056.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented40.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$671county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,161county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$52,548county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate21.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.9%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%county
Economic output per resident$106,106county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.2%county
Traffic deaths43.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment6930county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Free lunch eligible83.6%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools4county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.6%county
Frequent mental distress22.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population39,126county
Land area in square miles902county
People per square mile of land43.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract42.4%county
Population change since 2020-7.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.6%county
Share of households that are one person33.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents386county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in737county
Households that moved away797county
Average income of arriving households$40,745county
Average income of departing households$41,434county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year69county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.5%county
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.9 incounty
Annual snowfall6.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing60 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days231 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.7¢county
Household electricity use1,235 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity43.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.2%county
Homes heated by propane4.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk63.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.6county
Landslide risk39.1county
Hail risk53.9county
Earthquake risk98.0county
Tornado risk69.6county
Tropical cyclone risk53.0county
Extreme heat risk93.2county
Winter weather risk81.4county
Strong wind risk41.3county
Wildfire risk11.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mississippi County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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