Amite County, Mississippi

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,611
Median household income: $35,385
Median home value: $89,800

Amite County, Mississippi counts 12,611 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $35,385 runs below the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Amite County's population grew 1.6% from 12,412 to 12,611, while its median household income rose 4.1% from $33,981 to $35,385.

8.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,611
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $35,385
Median home value: $89,800
Median gross rent: $689
Housing units: 7,289
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,41212,611

Median household income

$33,981$35,385

Median home value

$83,600$89,800

Median gross rent

$661$689

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,412	$33,981	$83,600	$661
2020	12,341	$30,805	$85,200	$670
2021	12,718	$31,367	$86,200	$702
2022	12,683	$34,866	$91,400	$677
2023	12,611	$35,385	$89,800	$689

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	614	4.9%
5 to 17	1,963	15.6%
18 to 24	955	7.6%
25 to 34	1,062	8.4%
35 to 44	1,232	9.8%
45 to 54	1,520	12.1%
55 to 64	2,056	16.3%
65 to 74	1,980	15.7%
75 and over	1,229	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,352	58.3%
Black or African American	5,053	40.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.2%
Two or more races	156	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,176	13.0%
High school graduate	3,994	44.0%
Some college or associate's	3,184	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	353	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	372	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,968	77.9%
Carpooled	496	13.0%
Public transit	27	0.7%
Walked	46	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	259	6.8%
Other means	16	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	721	20.3%
15 to 29 min	1,144	32.2%
30 to 44 min	770	21.7%
45 to 59 min	186	5.2%
60+ min	732	20.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 27.0% (3,379 of 12,496)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,322	56.7%
Nonfamily households	2,540	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,862	80.4%
Vacant	1,427	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,880	83.2%
Renter-occupied	982	16.8%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other36.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,442	60.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.1%
2 to 4 units	55	0.8%
5 to 19 units	27	0.4%
20 or more units	72	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2,689	36.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 28005
State: Mississippi
Land area: 730 sq mi
Water area: 1.5 sq mi
Center point: 31.2039, -90.7955