Issaquena County, Mississippi

Issaquena County has a population of 928 and has shrunk 5.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $110,800, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $31,429.

Home price
$110,800
Income
$31,429
Population
928
Unemployment
5.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$110,800county
Median gross rent$339county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.3%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$1,049county
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$31,429county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home1.1%county
Unemployment rate5.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force21.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government19.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.9%county
Economic output per resident$24,385county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%(statewide)
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 service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle14.0%county
Traffic deaths646.6county
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 higher8.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher71.8%county
Public schools in the county0county
Public school enrollment431206(statewide)
Students per full-time teacher14.3(statewide)
Free lunch eligible73.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools416(statewide)
Middle schools196(statewide)
High schools127(statewide)
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution55 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year36.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

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

Population928county
Land area in square miles413county
People per square mile of land2.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores364(statewide)
Convenience stores353(statewide)
Share living far from a food store28.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 185.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.5%county
Share of households that are one person56.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls15.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents299county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in69,428(statewide)
Households that moved away72,544(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$51,502(statewide)
Average income of departing households$50,241(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year8,405(statewide)
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 temperature66.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.9 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F100 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing30 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days245 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$165county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,123 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.6%county
Homes heated by propane40.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband55.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk10.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.0county
Landslide risk9.0county
Hail risk44.7county
Earthquake risk37.2county
Tornado risk29.4county
Tropical cyclone risk60.5county
Extreme heat risk21.8county
Winter weather risk6.7county
Strong wind risk15.3county
Wildfire risk4.7county

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 Issaquena 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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