| 2018-2022 American Community Survey |
Winston County |
Mississippi |
| Total population |
17,741 |
2,958,846 |
| Male population |
8,562 |
1,437,988 |
| Female population |
9,179 |
1,520,858 |
| Median age |
41.9 |
38.1 |
| Age dependency ratio |
76.2 |
66.2 |
| Citizen voting age population |
13,847 |
2,267,770 |
| Male voting age population |
6,678 |
1,085,881 |
| Female voting age population |
7,169 |
1,181,889 |
| Median Household Income (2022 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
$45,516 |
$52,985 |
| Labor force participation rate (population 16 and older) |
49.9% |
57.2% |
| Percentage of households with own children under 18, female householder, no spouse present |
9.6% |
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 |
$22,528 |
$25,363 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
$33,864 |
$32,974 |
| Some college or associate's degree |
$35,815 |
$36,994 |
| Bachelor's degree |
$40,000 |
$50,373 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
$53,696 |
$63,251 |
|
| Educational attainment of the population 25 years and older |
| Less than 9th grade |
5.0% |
4.6% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
9.6% |
9.1% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
36.8% |
29.8% |
| Some college, no degree |
21.9% |
21.9% |
| Associate's degree |
9.3% |
10.6% |
| Bachelor's degree |
12.1% |
14.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
5.3% |
9.3% |
|
| High school graduate or higher |
85.5% |
86.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
17.4% |
23.9% |
|
| Poverty status in the past 12 months |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined |
17,285 |
2,858,819 |
| Percent of population below poverty level |
26.0% |
19.2% |
| By age: |
| Under 18 |
38.6% |
33.1% |
| 18-64 |
47.0% |
55.3% |
| 65 and over |
14.4% |
12.8% |
|
| By sex: |
| Male |
41.2% |
43.2% |
| Female |
58.8% |
56.8% |
|
| By educational attainment: |
| Less than high school graduate |
39.0% |
31.8% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
21.9% |
19.5% |
| Some college or associate's degree |
16.4% |
13.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
5.2% |
5.4% |
|
|
| Bureau of Economic Analysis 2022 Annual Data |
Winston County |
Mississippi |
| Per capita income |
$36,414 |
$38,914 |
| Personal income (thousands of dollars) |
$653,809 |
$115,814,213 |
| Personal current transfer receipts (thousands of dollars) |
$223,334 |
$30,682,815 |
| Share of total personal income from transfer receipts |
34.2% |
26.5% |
| Personal current transfer receipts: county as a percent of the state |
0.7% |
100.0% |
| Manufacturing as a percentage of total employment |
17.82% |
9.45% |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 Annual Data |
Winston County |
Mississippi |
| Labor force |
7,360 |
1,259,347 |
| Employment |
6,723 |
1,157,546 |
| Unemployment |
637 |
101,801 |
| Unemployment rate |
8.7% |
8.1% |
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