Attala County vs Winston County

A side-by-side comparison of Attala County and Winston County: population, income, housing, and more.

Attala County and Winston County are counties in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Attala County has the higher population (17,685 vs 17,609 in Winston County). Winston County has the higher median household income ($49,071 vs $48,098 in Attala County). Winston County has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $107,600 in Attala County).

Population, income & housing

	Attala County	Winston County
Population	17,685	17,609
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,098	$49,071
Median home value	$107,600	$121,200
Median gross rent	$774	$654
Housing units	8,341	8,231
Homeownership rate	76.6%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attala County	Winston County
Population	18,437 → 17,685 (-4.1%)	18,229 → 17,609 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$33,767 → $48,098 (+42.4%)	$34,724 → $49,071 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $107,600 (+33.3%)	$84,900 → $121,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $774 (+51.8%)	$697 → $654 (-6.2%)

Attala County

Population

18,43717,685

Median household income

$33,767$48,098

Median home value

$80,700$107,600

Median gross rent

$510$774

Winston County

Population

18,22917,609

Median household income

$34,724$49,071

Median home value

$84,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$697$654

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attala County	Winston County
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.3%
75 and over	8.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attala County	Winston County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	49.5%
Black or African American	45.4%	47.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attala County	Winston County
No high school diploma	14.8%	16.4%
High school graduate	37.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attala County	Winston County
Drove alone	81.3%	84.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attala County	Winston County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Attala County	Winston County
Poverty rate	20.7%	30.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1981	1979