Adams County, Mississippi

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 29,098
Median household income: $40,250
Median home value: $106,300

Home to 29,098 residents, Adams County is one of Mississippi's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $40,250, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Adams County's population declined 6.9% from 31,266 to 29,098, while its median household income rose 34.5% from $29,936 to $40,250.

Owners occupy 66.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,098
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $40,250
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $720
Housing units: 14,920
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,26629,098

Median household income

$29,936$40,250

Median home value

$92,100$106,300

Median gross rent

$600$720

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,266	$29,936	$92,100	$600
2020	31,103	$30,633	$94,100	$587
2021	29,927	$33,860	$92,600	$630
2022	29,425	$37,271	$99,300	$695
2023	29,098	$40,250	$106,300	$720

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,759	6.0%
5 to 17	4,536	15.6%
18 to 24	2,481	8.5%
25 to 34	3,339	11.5%
35 to 44	3,332	11.5%
45 to 54	3,140	10.8%
55 to 64	4,240	14.6%
65 to 74	3,848	13.2%
75 and over	2,423	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,886	37.4%
Black or African American	16,141	55.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.2%
Asian	78	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	326	1.1%
Two or more races	404	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,191	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,330	16.4%
High school graduate	7,019	34.5%
Some college or associate's	6,050	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,387	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,536	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,632	89.3%
Carpooled	604	6.3%
Public transit	48	0.5%
Walked	37	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	238	2.5%
Other means	102	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,644	49.3%
15 to 29 min	2,921	31.0%
30 to 44 min	723	7.7%
45 to 59 min	617	6.5%
60+ min	518	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 28.2% (7,682 of 27,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,016	60.6%
Nonfamily households	4,557	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,573	77.6%
Vacant	3,347	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,691	66.5%
Renter-occupied	3,882	33.5%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,598	71.0%
1-unit, attached	154	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,066	7.1%
5 to 19 units	848	5.7%
20 or more units	306	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1,948	13.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 28001
State: Mississippi
Land area: 462 sq mi
Water area: 25 sq mi
Center point: 31.4862, -91.3518