Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

Jefferson Davis County has a population of 11,117 and has shrunk 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $90,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $38,548.

Home price
$90,100
Income
$38,548
Population
11,117
Unemployment
9.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$90,100county
Median gross rent$757county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$698county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,020county
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$38,548county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate28.7%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 home4.7%county
Unemployment rate9.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.7%county
Economic output per resident$23,727county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.89%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 time34.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport15575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 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 station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths143.9county
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 higher12.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1217county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible99.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.2%county

Place

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

Population11,117county
Land area in square miles408county
People per square mile of land27.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents353county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in243county
Households that moved away250county
Average income of arriving households$37,243county
Average income of departing households$37,740county
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 temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F105 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing29 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,177 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.3%county
Homes heated by propane23.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband79.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.4county
Landslide risk42.8county
Hail risk63.8county
Earthquake risk38.2county
Tornado risk53.9county
Tropical cyclone risk78.4county
Extreme heat risk56.2county
Winter weather risk23.2county
Strong wind risk43.0county
Wildfire risk56.7county

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 Jefferson Davis 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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