Adams County, Mississippi

Adams County has a population of 28,803 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $108,700, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $43,644.

Home price
$108,700
Income
$43,644
Population
28,803
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$108,700county
Median gross rent$734county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198069.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,111county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$43,644county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate27.0%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 home2.5%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$43,347county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.90%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service71 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport419446county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station54 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths20.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2714county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible99.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year31.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.0%county

Place

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

Population28,803county
Land area in square miles462county
People per square mile of land62.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents22county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.1%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls86.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents247county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in462county
Households that moved away543county
Average income of arriving households$52,387county
Average income of departing households$44,514county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%(statewide)
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F94 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days246 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,081 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband85.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk59.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.0county
Landslide risk72.4county
Hail risk71.3county
Earthquake risk47.2county
Tornado risk82.1county
Tropical cyclone risk75.2county
Extreme heat risk84.8county
Winter weather risk15.5county
Strong wind risk61.2county
Wildfire risk41.1county

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

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