Yazoo County, Mississippi

Yazoo County has a population of 24,835 and has shrunk 14.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,800, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $39,295.

Home price
$153,800
Income
$39,295
Population
24,835
Unemployment
9.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$153,800county
Median gross rent$790county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented44.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$984county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$750county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,209county
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$39,295county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate30.8%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 rate9.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.4%county
Share of workers employed by government22.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$43,921county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%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 service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport616695county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle18.2%county
Traffic deaths28.2county
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 higher15.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher76.5%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3040county
Students per full-time teacher17.8county
Free lunch eligible99.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year36.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year25.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population24,835county
Land area in square miles922county
People per square mile of land26.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store15.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract72.5%county
Population change since 2020-14.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.2%county
Share of households that are one person35.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages5.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents295county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in326county
Households that moved away382county
Average income of arriving households$40,629county
Average income of departing households$39,212county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature67.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.9 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F105 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days258 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 5county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$165county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,123 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.8%county
Homes heated by propane19.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband73.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.7county
Landslide risk71.2county
Hail risk84.6county
Earthquake risk62.8county
Tornado risk89.2county
Tropical cyclone risk70.5county
Extreme heat risk77.7county
Winter weather risk51.0county
Strong wind risk81.4county
Wildfire risk44.5county

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 Yazoo 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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