Tate County, Mississippi

Tate County has a population of 28,321 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $209,000, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $69,704.

Home price
$209,000
Income
$69,704
Population
28,321
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$209,000county
Median gross rent$963county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198029.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,089county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$830county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,337county
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$69,704county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate16.9%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 home3.6%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$28,486county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time33.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2439366county
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 station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths74.1county
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 higher23.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3758county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible69.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
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 institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population28,321county
Land area in square miles405county
People per square mile of land70.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.4%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents246county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in697county
Households that moved away700county
Average income of arriving households$51,383county
Average income of departing households$44,576county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year129county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.9 incounty
Annual snowfall2.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F80 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days227 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,188 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.1%county
Homes heated by propane26.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband84.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.2county
Landslide risk57.9county
Hail risk31.7county
Earthquake risk86.9county
Tornado risk74.9county
Tropical cyclone risk45.8county
Extreme heat risk76.3county
Winter weather risk11.6county
Strong wind risk28.3county
Wildfire risk58.9county

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 Tate 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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