Harrison County, Mississippi

Harrison County has a population of 210,891 and has grown 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $212,200, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $59,479.

Home price
$212,200
Income
$59,479
Population
210,891
Unemployment
7.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$212,200county
Median gross rent$1,115county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198034.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,472county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,140county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$923county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,471county
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$59,479county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate17.1%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 home7.1%county
Unemployment rate7.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$60,800county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service1.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424624county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths23.7county
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 higher27.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.4%county
Public schools in the county48county
Public school enrollment30521county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible73.9%county
Elementary schools30county
Middle schools10county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution56 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county7county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population210,891county
Land area in square miles574county
People per square mile of land368.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores26county
Share living far from a food store21.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.9%county
Population change since 2020+4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.7%county
Second languages7.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents125county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in6,408county
Households that moved away6,335county
Average income of arriving households$52,547county
Average income of departing households$49,458county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,294county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.8%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature68.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing21 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days281 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 21county
Average first fall frostNov 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,205 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.6%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband89.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk90.5county
Coastal flood risk91.6county
Drought risk58.8county
Landslide risk33.2county
Hail risk87.5county
Earthquake risk70.5county
Tornado risk96.0county
Tropical cyclone risk98.5county
Extreme heat risk94.8county
Winter weather risk74.4county
Strong wind risk85.4county
Wildfire risk94.5county

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 teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Harrison 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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