Jefferson County, Mississippi

Jefferson County has a population of 7,068 and has shrunk 6.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $81,300, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $38,305.

Home price
$81,300
Income
$38,305
Population
7,068
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$81,300county
Median gross rent$448county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198038.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.5%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$1,111county
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$38,305county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate32.5%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 home4.5%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government23.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.6%county
Economic output per resident$20,005county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.86%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 time29.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service71 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport616695county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 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 station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths56.6county
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 higher13.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.8%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1083county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible99.7%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year38.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year28.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes22.1%county

Place

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

Population7,068county
Land area in square miles520county
People per square mile of land13.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.3%county
Population change since 2020-6.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages1.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents372county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in96county
Households that moved away127county
Average income of arriving households$41,615county
Average income of departing households$45,535county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature67.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F92 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,081 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.1%county
Homes heated by propane18.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband89.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk16.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk52.4county
Landslide risk62.4county
Hail risk47.8county
Earthquake risk29.0county
Tornado risk36.0county
Tropical cyclone risk65.1county
Extreme heat risk70.5county
Winter weather risk5.1county
Strong wind risk29.0county
Wildfire risk27.6county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jefferson 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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