Grenada County, Mississippi

Grenada County has a population of 21,217 and has shrunk 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $132,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $48,804.

Home price
$132,200
Income
$48,804
Population
21,217
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$132,200county
Median gross rent$807county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$911county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$694county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,092county
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$48,804county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate24.6%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 home3.5%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government21.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$55,457county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.02%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 time19.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service69 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16194county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 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 station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths198.0county
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 higher21.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment3863county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible73.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

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

Population21,217county
Land area in square miles422county
People per square mile of land50.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents296county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in449county
Households that moved away484county
Average income of arriving households$38,060county
Average income of departing households$43,413county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year54county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings100.0%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F97 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing48 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days227 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,093 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.5%county
Homes heated by propane14.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband83.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk58.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.0county
Landslide risk70.0county
Hail risk69.5county
Earthquake risk82.5county
Tornado risk74.8county
Tropical cyclone risk60.7county
Extreme heat risk68.7county
Winter weather risk8.0county
Strong wind risk62.4county
Wildfire risk49.1county

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 Grenada 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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