Neshoba County vs Pontotoc County

A side-by-side comparison of Neshoba County and Pontotoc County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pontotoc County has the higher population (31,312 vs 28,927 in Neshoba County). Neshoba County has the higher median household income ($53,087 vs $52,741 in Pontotoc County). Pontotoc County has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $96,600 in Neshoba County).

Population, income & housing

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
Population	28,927	31,312
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,087	$52,741
Median home value	$96,600	$141,700
Median gross rent	$759	$848
Housing units	12,086	14,076
Homeownership rate	75.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
Population	29,332 → 28,927 (-1.4%)	31,618 → 31,312 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$37,987 → $53,087 (+39.8%)	$44,759 → $52,741 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $96,600 (+16.4%)	$106,500 → $141,700 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $759 (+14.0%)	$722 → $848 (+17.5%)

Neshoba County

Population

29,33228,927

Median household income

$37,987$53,087

Median home value

$83,000$96,600

Median gross rent

$666$759

Pontotoc County

Population

31,61831,312

Median household income

$44,759$52,741

Median home value

$106,500$141,700

Median gross rent

$722$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
Under 5	7.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.9%
75 and over	6.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.6%	74.8%
Black or African American	21.4%	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.9%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
No high school diploma	17.8%	21.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
Drove alone	77.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	12.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	1.8%
Other means	4.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
1-unit, detached	69.8%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	22.0%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Neshoba County	Pontotoc County
Poverty rate	25.1%	14.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1982	1986