Claiborne County, Mississippi

Claiborne County has a population of 8,582 and has shrunk 11.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $82,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $31,897.

Home price
$82,700
Income
$31,897
Population
8,582
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$82,700county
Median gross rent$660county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198045.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile37.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$713county
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$31,897county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate30.7%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 home1.5%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force38.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.0%county
Share of workers employed by government25.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.9%county
Economic output per resident$100,298county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.49%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 time29.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport616695county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.0%county
Traffic deaths104.9county
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 higher18.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.8%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1135county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year38.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year27.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.6%county

Place

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

Population8,582county
Land area in square miles487county
People per square mile of land17.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-11.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person37.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls13.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents339county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in118county
Households that moved away175county
Average income of arriving households$39,195county
Average income of departing households$38,720county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F95 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

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 electricity55.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.5%county
Homes heated by propane20.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband74.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.4county
Landslide risk69.9county
Hail risk71.8county
Earthquake risk39.0county
Tornado risk66.6county
Tropical cyclone risk67.9county
Extreme heat risk60.9county
Winter weather risk6.0county
Strong wind risk41.6county
Wildfire risk29.2county

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 Claiborne 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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