Alcorn County, Mississippi

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,500
Median household income: $49,404
Median home value: $132,300

Alcorn County, Mississippi counts 34,500 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,404, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Alcorn County's population declined 7.0% from 37,090 to 34,500, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $42,086 to $49,404.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.3% of the population. 85.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,500
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,404
Median home value: $132,300
Median gross rent: $728
Housing units: 16,242
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,09034,500

Median household income

$42,086$49,404

Median home value

$102,700$132,300

Median gross rent

$617$728

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,090	$42,086	$102,700	$617
2020	37,058	$40,938	$108,600	$635
2021	34,964	$44,068	$114,500	$658
2022	34,717	$47,716	$125,800	$700
2023	34,500	$49,404	$132,300	$728

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,810	5.2%
5 to 17	5,982	17.3%
18 to 24	2,673	7.7%
25 to 34	4,340	12.6%
35 to 44	4,039	11.7%
45 to 54	4,688	13.6%
55 to 64	4,491	13.0%
65 to 74	3,778	11.0%
75 and over	2,699	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,707	80.3%
Black or African American	3,657	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	16	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.2%
Some other race	43	0.1%
Two or more races	1,715	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,273	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,984	16.6%
High school graduate	8,399	34.9%
Some college or associate's	7,221	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,822	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,609	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,158	85.2%
Carpooled	1,251	8.8%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	276	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	355	2.5%
Other means	218	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,025	36.1%
15 to 29 min	5,448	39.2%
30 to 44 min	1,995	14.3%
45 to 59 min	486	3.5%
60+ min	961	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 17.4% (5,863 of 33,694)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,914	62.4%
Nonfamily households	5,367	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,281	87.9%
Vacant	1,961	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,340	65.4%
Renter-occupied	4,941	34.6%

1-unit, detached65.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other16.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,695	65.8%
1-unit, attached	155	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,282	7.9%
5 to 19 units	984	6.1%
20 or more units	439	2.7%
Mobile home & other	2,687	16.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 28003
State: Mississippi
Land area: 400 sq mi
Water area: 1.32 sq mi
Center point: 34.8866, -88.5811