Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Wilkinson County has a population of 8,162 and has shrunk 11.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $90,000, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $35,311.

Home price
$90,000
Income
$35,311
Population
8,162
Unemployment
13.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$90,000county
Median gross rent$686county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198049.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.4%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$1,049county
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$35,311county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate27.4%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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate13.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force39.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.8%county
Share of workers employed by government24.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$24,665county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%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 time38.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport419446county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 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 station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths171.5county
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 higher8.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment694county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year33.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.0%county

Place

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

Population8,162county
Land area in square miles678county
People per square mile of land12.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.9%county
Population change since 2020-11.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person44.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages0.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-23county
Households that moved in103county
Households that moved away158county
Average income of arriving households$57,175county
Average income of departing households$38,253county
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 temperature68.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.9 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F96 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing24 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days258 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 7county
Average first fall frostNov 20county

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 electricity68.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.4%county
Homes heated by propane12.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband76.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk33.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.2county
Landslide risk72.3county
Hail risk24.3county
Earthquake risk28.3county
Tornado risk49.0county
Tropical cyclone risk80.9county
Extreme heat risk52.9county
Winter weather risk4.7county
Strong wind risk70.4county
Wildfire risk37.5county

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 Wilkinson 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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