Copiah County, Mississippi

Copiah County has a population of 27,855 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $114,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $49,089.

Home price
$114,100
Income
$49,089
Population
27,855
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$114,100county
Median gross rent$766county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,288county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,097county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,544county
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$49,089county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate23.0%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 home3.7%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.0%county
Economic output per resident$34,051county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.72%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 time28.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport616695county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.1%county
Traffic deaths28.7county
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 higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3397county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible99.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
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 institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.6%county

Place

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

Population27,855county
Land area in square miles777county
People per square mile of land35.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.1%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age39.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents353county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in474county
Households that moved away533county
Average income of arriving households$56,460county
Average income of departing households$43,229county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature67.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F106 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing26 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 8county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,165 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.3%county
Homes heated by propane18.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband79.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk46.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.3county
Landslide risk99.1county
Hail risk87.4county
Earthquake risk56.7county
Tornado risk89.5county
Tropical cyclone risk78.1county
Extreme heat risk81.3county
Winter weather risk15.5county
Strong wind risk73.3county
Wildfire risk49.6county

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 Copiah 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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