Attala County, Mississippi

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,685
Median household income: $48,098
Median home value: $107,600

Attala County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 17,685. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $48,098, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Attala County's population declined 4.1% from 18,437 to 17,685, while its median household income rose 42.4% from $33,767 to $48,098.

Owners occupy 76.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,685
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,098
Median home value: $107,600
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 8,341
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,43717,685

Median household income

$33,767$48,098

Median home value

$80,700$107,600

Median gross rent

$510$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,437	$33,767	$80,700	$510
2020	18,308	$35,631	$88,700	$496
2021	18,025	$36,196	$89,000	$572
2022	17,842	$42,680	$99,100	$693
2023	17,685	$48,098	$107,600	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,080	6.1%
5 to 17	3,368	19.0%
18 to 24	1,542	8.7%
25 to 34	1,835	10.4%
35 to 44	2,104	11.9%
45 to 54	2,051	11.6%
55 to 64	2,280	12.9%
65 to 74	1,978	11.2%
75 and over	1,447	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,224	52.2%
Black or African American	8,028	45.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	46	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	292	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,730	14.8%
High school graduate	4,351	37.2%
Some college or associate's	3,770	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,136	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	708	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,903	81.3%
Carpooled	1,037	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	137	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	182	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,940	27.4%
15 to 29 min	2,479	35.0%
30 to 44 min	1,000	14.1%
45 to 59 min	322	4.5%
60+ min	1,336	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 20.7% (3,586 of 17,292)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,228	65.4%
Nonfamily households	2,239	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,467	77.5%
Vacant	1,874	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,953	76.6%
Renter-occupied	1,514	23.4%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other20.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,056	72.6%
1-unit, attached	41	0.5%
2 to 4 units	274	3.3%
5 to 19 units	212	2.5%
20 or more units	27	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,731	20.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 28007
State: Mississippi
Land area: 735 sq mi
Water area: 1.71 sq mi
Center point: 33.0905, -89.5886