Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Chickasaw County has a population of 16,915 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $43,586.

Home price
$109,800
Income
$43,586
Population
16,915
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$109,800county
Median gross rent$670county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$642county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,121county
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$43,586county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate23.5%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 home4.2%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government15.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$33,927county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.73%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 time21.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16194county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.9%county
Traffic deaths65.0county
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 higher12.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2709county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible79.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.7%county

Place

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

Population16,915county
Land area in square miles502county
People per square mile of land33.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents491county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in331county
Households that moved away345county
Average income of arriving households$35,779county
Average income of departing households$37,626county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature63.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing51 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days221 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 29county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,137 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.7%county
Homes heated by propane22.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband79.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.3county
Landslide risk34.2county
Hail risk37.8county
Earthquake risk81.5county
Tornado risk72.6county
Tropical cyclone risk67.5county
Extreme heat risk66.5county
Winter weather risk10.3county
Strong wind risk86.7county
Wildfire risk30.9county

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 Chickasaw 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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