Forrest County, Mississippi

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 78,027
Median household income: $52,821
Median home value: $152,900

Home to 78,027 residents, Forrest County is one of Mississippi's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $52,821, its median household income sits in line with Mississippi's $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Forrest County's population grew 3.7% from 75,224 to 78,027, while its median household income rose 32.6% from $39,840 to $52,821.

63.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78,027
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,821
Median home value: $152,900
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 33,672
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,22478,027

Median household income

$39,840$52,821

Median home value

$122,700$152,900

Median gross rent

$773$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,224	$39,840	$122,700	$773
2020	75,162	$42,298	$118,100	$779
2021	77,743	$45,780	$129,600	$834
2022	77,917	$49,340	$144,000	$911
2023	78,027	$52,821	$152,900	$960

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,930	6.3%
5 to 17	12,854	16.5%
18 to 24	12,840	16.5%
25 to 34	11,193	14.3%
35 to 44	9,155	11.7%
45 to 54	8,063	10.3%
55 to 64	8,345	10.7%
65 to 74	6,105	7.8%
75 and over	4,542	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,674	56.0%
Black or African American	27,874	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.1%
Asian	603	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	166	0.2%
Some other race	134	0.2%
Two or more races	2,252	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,264	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,343	9.2%
High school graduate	13,104	27.6%
Some college or associate's	15,990	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	7,831	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,135	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,516	82.0%
Carpooled	2,630	7.3%
Public transit	173	0.5%
Walked	556	1.5%
Bicycle	258	0.7%
Worked from home	1,117	3.1%
Other means	1,731	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,616	39.1%
15 to 29 min	14,017	40.2%
30 to 44 min	4,226	12.1%
45 to 59 min	1,135	3.3%
60+ min	1,870	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 21.5% (15,850 of 73,852)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,308	61.6%
Nonfamily households	11,414	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,722	88.3%
Vacant	3,950	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,964	57.1%
Renter-occupied	12,758	42.9%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,464	63.7%
1-unit, attached	380	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2,643	7.8%
5 to 19 units	3,612	10.7%
20 or more units	2,215	6.6%
Mobile home & other	3,358	10.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 28035
State: Mississippi
Land area: 466 sq mi
Water area: 4.2 sq mi
Center point: 31.1886, -89.2594