Itawamba County, Mississippi

Itawamba County has a population of 24,036 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $142,400, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $55,546.

Home price
$142,400
Income
$55,546
Population
24,036
Unemployment
5.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$142,400county
Median gross rent$811county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$891county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$753county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,068county
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$55,546county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate15.5%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 home6.1%county
Unemployment rate5.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$30,495county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.59%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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16194county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 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 station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths41.6county
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 higher16.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment3275county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible69.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
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 institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population24,036county
Land area in square miles533county
People per square mile of land45.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.5%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents402county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in574county
Households that moved away523county
Average income of arriving households$40,387county
Average income of departing households$46,989county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
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 temperature63°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 22county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,271 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.6%county
Homes heated by propane12.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk28.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.7county
Landslide risk74.6county
Hail risk30.2county
Earthquake risk77.0county
Tornado risk66.4county
Tropical cyclone risk54.8county
Extreme heat risk70.8county
Winter weather risk10.3county
Strong wind risk47.4county
Wildfire risk28.3county

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 Itawamba 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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