Neshoba County, Mississippi

Neshoba County has a population of 28,932 and has shrunk 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $100,000, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $57,013.

Home price
$100,000
Income
$57,013
Population
28,932
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$100,000county
Median gross rent$839county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,147county
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$57,013county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate23.1%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 home2.6%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government25.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$52,680county

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 time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17003county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 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 station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths38.0county
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 higher17.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3729county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible74.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution52 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population28,932county
Land area in square miles570county
People per square mile of land50.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages9.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents344county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in434county
Households that moved away501county
Average income of arriving households$39,138county
Average income of departing households$45,609county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature65.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing39 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days236 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,110 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.3%county
Homes heated by propane22.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband81.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk41.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk57.0county
Landslide risk65.3county
Hail risk81.8county
Earthquake risk74.0county
Tornado risk86.0county
Tropical cyclone risk81.1county
Extreme heat risk69.6county
Winter weather risk49.3county
Strong wind risk73.7county
Wildfire risk42.0county

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 Neshoba 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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