Mississippi County, Arkansas

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,749
Median household income: $53,428
Median home value: $115,800

Mississippi County, Arkansas counts 39,749 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $53,428, its median household income sits below Arkansas's $58,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Mississippi County's population declined 5.6% from 42,126 to 39,749, while its median household income rose 33.7% from $39,962 to $53,428.

The typical home was built around 1978. 21.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,749
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,428
Median home value: $115,800
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 19,126
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,12639,749

Median household income

$39,962$53,428

Median home value

$84,500$115,800

Median gross rent

$632$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,126	$39,962	$84,500	$632
2020	41,396	$42,986	$93,000	$655
2021	41,061	$45,740	$96,200	$664
2022	40,361	$50,012	$110,000	$750
2023	39,749	$53,428	$115,800	$797

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,791	7.0%
5 to 17	7,602	19.1%
18 to 24	3,429	8.6%
25 to 34	5,204	13.1%
35 to 44	4,891	12.3%
45 to 54	4,561	11.5%
55 to 64	5,222	13.1%
65 to 74	3,754	9.4%
75 and over	2,295	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,402	56.4%
Black or African American	13,817	34.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	168	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	101	0.3%
Two or more races	1,392	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,861	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,731	14.4%
High school graduate	11,010	42.5%
Some college or associate's	7,510	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,442	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,234	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,481	80.9%
Carpooled	2,302	13.8%
Public transit	17	0.1%
Walked	154	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	525	3.2%
Other means	177	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,565	46.9%
15 to 29 min	4,652	28.8%
30 to 44 min	2,318	14.4%
45 to 59 min	917	5.7%
60+ min	679	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 21.0% (8,150 of 38,746)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,052	65.4%
Nonfamily households	5,329	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,381	80.4%
Vacant	3,745	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,140	59.4%
Renter-occupied	6,241	40.6%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,155	68.8%
1-unit, attached	370	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3,166	16.6%
5 to 19 units	1,113	5.8%
20 or more units	39	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,283	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 05093
State: Arkansas
Land area: 902 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 35.7669, -90.0522