Holmes County, Mississippi

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,491
Median household income: $29,434
Median home value: $76,500

Home to 16,491 residents, Holmes County is one of Mississippi's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $29,434 is below the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, Holmes County's population declined 7.0% from 17,737 to 16,491, while its median household income rose 36.9% from $21,504 to $29,434.

87.8% of workers drive to work alone. 60.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,491
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $29,434
Median home value: $76,500
Median gross rent: $589
Housing units: 7,573
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,73716,491

Median household income

$21,504$29,434

Median home value

$60,400$76,500

Median gross rent

$537$589

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,737	$21,504	$60,400	$537
2020	17,414	$24,074	$58,600	$508
2021	17,243	$24,958	$60,800	$559
2022	16,848	$28,818	$73,900	$610
2023	16,491	$29,434	$76,500	$589

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,060	6.4%
5 to 17	3,031	18.4%
18 to 24	1,761	10.7%
25 to 34	2,154	13.1%
35 to 44	1,787	10.8%
45 to 54	1,868	11.3%
55 to 64	2,162	13.1%
65 to 74	1,602	9.7%
75 and over	1,066	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,349	14.2%
Black or African American	13,591	82.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	38	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	420	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,869	17.6%
High school graduate	4,019	37.8%
Some college or associate's	3,291	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,020	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	440	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,544	87.8%
Carpooled	241	4.7%
Public transit	50	1.0%
Walked	113	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	2.7%
Other means	86	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,283	25.5%
15 to 29 min	931	18.5%
30 to 44 min	1,129	22.4%
45 to 59 min	894	17.8%
60+ min	797	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 38.0% (5,904 of 15,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,501	58.3%
Nonfamily households	2,502	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,003	79.3%
Vacant	1,570	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,635	60.6%
Renter-occupied	2,368	39.4%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other26.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,569	60.3%
1-unit, attached	15	0.2%
2 to 4 units	386	5.1%
5 to 19 units	510	6.7%
20 or more units	94	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,999	26.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 28051
State: Mississippi
Land area: 757 sq mi
Water area: 7.94 sq mi
Center point: 33.1259, -90.0912