| 2018-2022 American Community Survey |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
| Total population |
226,541 |
2,958,846 |
| Male population |
106,310 |
1,437,988 |
| Female population |
120,231 |
1,520,858 |
| Median age |
36.1 |
38.1 |
| Age dependency ratio |
63.6 |
66.2 |
| Citizen voting age population |
173,017 |
2,267,770 |
| Male voting age population |
78,751 |
1,085,881 |
| Female voting age population |
94,266 |
1,181,889 |
| Median Household Income (2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
$48,596 |
$52,985 |
| Labor force participation rate (population 16 and older) |
60.1% |
57.2% |
| Percentage of households with own children under 18, female householder, no spouse present |
11.6% |
8.6% |
| Median earnings in the past 12 months (2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) for the population 25 years and over by educational attainment |
| Less than high school graduate |
$21,408 |
$25,363 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
$28,986 |
$32,974 |
| Some college or associate's degree |
$31,944 |
$36,994 |
| Bachelor's degree |
$46,866 |
$50,373 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
$58,657 |
$63,251 |
|
| Educational attainment of the population 25 years and older |
| Less than 9th grade |
3.6% |
4.6% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
7.4% |
9.1% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
23.0% |
29.8% |
| Some college, no degree |
24.5% |
21.9% |
| Associate's degree |
10.2% |
10.6% |
| Bachelor's degree |
17.9% |
14.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
13.5% |
9.3% |
|
| High school graduate or higher |
88.9% |
86.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
31.3% |
23.9% |
|
| Poverty status in the past 12 months |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined |
217,675 |
2,858,819 |
| Percent of population below poverty level |
21.0% |
19.2% |
| By age: |
| Under 18 |
35.5% |
33.1% |
| 18-64 |
53.3% |
55.3% |
| 65 and over |
11.2% |
12.8% |
|
| By sex: |
| Male |
43.2% |
43.2% |
| Female |
56.8% |
56.8% |
|
| By educational attainment: |
| Less than high school graduate |
33.6% |
31.8% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
22.6% |
19.5% |
| Some college or associate's degree |
17.0% |
13.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
7.0% |
5.4% |
|
|
| Bureau of Economic Analysis 2022 Annual Data |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
| Per capita income |
$40,279 |
$38,914 |
| Personal income (thousands of dollars) |
$9,338,184 |
$115,814,213 |
| Personal current transfer receipts (thousands of dollars) |
$2,350,558 |
$30,682,815 |
| Share of total personal income from transfer receipts |
25.2% |
26.5% |
| Personal current transfer receipts: county as a percent of the state |
7.7% |
100.0% |
| Manufacturing as a percentage of total employment |
2.90% |
9.45% |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 Annual Data |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
| Labor force |
104,391 |
1,259,347 |
| Employment |
94,636 |
1,157,546 |
| Unemployment |
9,755 |
101,801 |
| Unemployment rate |
9.3% |
8.1% |
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