Compare Forrest County, MS vs Mississippi (MS) vs United States
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| Metric |
Forrest County, MS County |
Mississippi (MS) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Total population | 78,272 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $972 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1982 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $31,103 | $31,549 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 21.0% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.7% | 43.6% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||
| Total population | 78,272 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 47,489 | 1,972,266 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 30,127 | 1,145,431 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||
| Household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $31,103 | $31,549 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 21.0% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.7% | 43.6% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||
| Rent | $972 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1982 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 42.8% | 30% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 57.2% | 70% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||
| White | 56.6% | 55.8% | 61% |
| Black | 35.5% | 36.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1% | 1% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% | 4.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.4% | 3.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 95.6% | 96.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||
| Commute rate | 96% | 94.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 4% | 5.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 29.3% | 31.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 27.3% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.9% | 13.8% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.6% | 25.1% | 35.7% |