Prentiss County vs Simpson County

A side-by-side comparison of Prentiss County and Simpson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Simpson County has the higher population (25,817 vs 24,999 in Prentiss County). Simpson County has the higher median household income ($54,111 vs $51,466 in Prentiss County). Prentiss County has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $111,600 in Simpson County).

Population, income & housing

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
Population	24,999	25,817
Median age	37.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,466	$54,111
Median home value	$116,500	$111,600
Median gross rent	$620	$819
Housing units	11,029	11,661
Homeownership rate	78.9%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
Population	25,255 → 24,999 (-1.0%)	26,888 → 25,817 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$39,256 → $51,466 (+31.1%)	$43,850 → $54,111 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $116,500 (+25.7%)	$87,900 → $111,600 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $620 (+5.4%)	$660 → $819 (+24.1%)

Prentiss County

Population

25,25524,999

Median household income

$39,256$51,466

Median home value

$92,700$116,500

Median gross rent

$588$620

Simpson County

Population

26,88825,817

Median household income

$43,850$54,111

Median home value

$87,900$111,600

Median gross rent

$660$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
Under 5	5.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.4%
75 and over	7.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	61.1%
Black or African American	11.4%	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
No high school diploma	16.1%	18.3%
High school graduate	30.0%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
Drove alone	88.2%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.6%
Other means	1.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Prentiss County	Simpson County
Poverty rate	13.5%	19.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1981	1984